Assembly Bill A2634

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to permitting certain physicians to practice medicine in New York state if they are licensed to practice in another state or territory

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A2634 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1276
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6526, Ed L (as proposed in S.4375-A and A.7237-B)

2019-A2634 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits physicians who are licensed in another state or territory to provide medical services to athletes and team personnel at team sporting events in New York, provided such services are provided only to those athletes and team personnel at the team sporting event.

2019-A2634 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2634
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to permitting certain
   physicians to practice medicine in New York state if they are licensed
   to practice in another state or territory

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  10  of section 6526 of the education law, as
 added by a chapter of the laws  of  2018,  amending  the  education  law
 relating  to  permitting  certain physicians to practice medicine in New
 York state if they are licensed to practice in another state or territo-
 ry, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4375-A and A. 7237-B, is
 amended to read as follows:
   10. (a) Any physician who is licensed and in good standing in  another
 state  or  territory, and who has a written agreement to provide medical
 services to athletes and team personnel of a United States  sports  team
 recognized  by  the  United  States Olympic committee or an out-of-state
 secondary school, institution of  postsecondary  education,  or  profes-
 sional  athletic  organization sports team, may provide medical services
 to such athletes and team personnel at a discrete sanctioned team sport-
 ing event in this state as defined by the commissioner  in  regulations,
 provided  such  services  are  provided  only  to such athletes and team
 personnel at the discrete  sanctioned  team  sporting  event.  Any  such
 medical  services  shall be provided only five days before through three
 days after each discrete sanctioned team sporting event.
   (b) Any person practicing as a physician in New York state pursuant to
 this subdivision shall be subject to the  personal  and  subject  matter
 jurisdiction  and  disciplinary and regulatory authority of the board of
 regents AND THE STATE BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CONDUCT ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW as if he
 or she is a licensee and as if the exemption pursuant to  this  subdivi-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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