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Senate Bill S4734
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 10th Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2017-S4734 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1880
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§7001, 7009 & 7010, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S4835, A7108
2015-2016: S4600, S6990, A719
2019-2020: S5395, A6185
2021-2022: S2019, A2294
2023-2024: S2544, A2217
2017-S4734 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4734 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to making technical changes to the scope of the practice of podiatry PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To correct certain errors within chapter 438 of the laws of 2012 relating to the podiatric scope of practice SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 Amends section 7001 of the education law to acknowledge existing authority of licensed podiatrists to diagnose and treat conditions affecting the skin of the foot and to extend that authority to conditions affecting the skin of the ankle, as well, consistent with recently enacted authority to diagnose and treat conditions of the ankle. § 2. Amends section 7009 of the education law relating to the privilege to perform podiatric standard ankle surgery, to include certification in foot surgery and foot and ankle surgery within categories of certification required for issuance of such privilege. § 3. Amends section 7010 of the education law relating to the issuance of ankle surgery permits to clarify that the supervision required with
2017-S4734 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4734 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 24, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. VALESKY, CARLUCCI, LATIMER, SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to making technical changes to the scope of the practice of podiatry THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 7001 of the education law, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 23 of the laws of 2013 and subdivi- sion 2 as amended by chapter 438 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows: 1. The practice of the profession of podiatry is defined as diagnos- ing, treating, operating and prescribing for any disease, injury, deformity or other condition of the foot, THE NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT OF THE ANKLE AND THE ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES OF THE ANKLE, CUTANEOUS CONDI- TIONS AND WOUNDS OF THE ANKLE, and may include performing physical eval- uations in conjunction with the provision of podiatric treatment. [For the purposes of wound care however, the practice of podiatry shall include the treatment of such wounds if they are contiguous with wounds relating, originating or in the course of treatment of a wound on the foot within the podiatric scope of practice.] THE PRACTICE OF PODIATRY SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING TREATMENTS OR PROCEDURES PERFORMED ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE MALLEOLI, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED: THE TREATMENT OF MELANOMA; PERFORMANCE OF MOHS SURGERY; MUSCLE FLAPS OR MICROVASCULAR ANASTAMOSES. Wound care shall not, however, extend beyond the level ending at the [distal] tibial tuberosity. The practice of podiatry may also include [diagnosing, treating, operating and prescribing for any disease, injury, deformity or other condition of] the SURGICAL TREATMENT OF THE ankle and soft tissue of the leg below the tibial tuberosity if the podiatrist has obtained an issuance of a privilege to perform podia- tric standard ankle surgery or advanced ankle surgery in accordance with EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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