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                                   2994
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
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 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to the provision of
   certain professional services to children's camps
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 1394 of the public health law, as
 added by chapter 515 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The public health AND HEALTH PLANNING council shall prescribe stan-
 dards and establish regulations for children's overnight, summer day and
 traveling summer day camps, as defined in this article, concerning  such
 matters  as  may  be  appropriate for the protection and security of the
 life, health and safety of the occupants of such camps.
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 1394 of the public health law, as  added
 by chapter 214 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   3. Any person, firm, corporation, or association that operates a chil-
 dren's  overnight,  summer  day,  or  traveling summer day camp, and has
 obtained a permit pursuant to section thirteen hundred  ninety-three  of
 this  article, shall be authorized to employ or contract with ANY OF THE
 FOLLOWING  LICENSED  PROFESSIONALS:  a  physician,  nurse  practitioner,
 physician  assistant,  registered  nurse, or licensed practical nurse or
 emergency medical technician to act as a designated camp health director
 or to provide health services in assistance to the camp health  director
 [pursuant  to  applicable  regulations promulgated by the commissioner].
 ALL DECISIONS, IDENTIFICATION OR COORDINATION OF PROFESSIONAL  SERVICES,
 OR  OTHER PROFESSIONAL INTERACTIONS WITH CAMPERS AND STAFF, MUST BE MADE
 BASED ON THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT OF SUCH LICENSEES TO PROVIDE  PROFES-
 SIONAL  SERVICES  WITHIN  HIS  OR  HER  LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF TREATING CAMPERS AND STAFF DURING THEIR ATTENDANCE OR EMPLOY-
 MENT AT SUCH CAMP, PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD02869-01-9

 A. 2994                             2
 
   § 3. The public health law is amended by adding a new  section  1394-c
 to read as follows:
   §  1394-C.  LICENSED  PROFESSIONALS; CHILDREN'S CAMPS.  1. ANY PERSON,
 FIRM, CORPORATION, OR ASSOCIATION THAT OPERATES A CHILDREN'S  OVERNIGHT,
 SUMMER  DAY  OR  TRAVELING  SUMMER  DAY  CAMP, AND HAS OBTAINED A PERMIT
 PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL
 BE AUTHORIZED TO EMPLOY OR CONTRACT WITH ANY OF THE MENTAL HEALTH  PRAC-
 TITIONERS  LICENSED  UNDER ARTICLES ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED
 FIFTY-FOUR AND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   2. ALL  DECISIONS,  IDENTIFICATION  OR  COORDINATION  OF  PROFESSIONAL
 SERVICES,  OR  OTHER  PROFESSIONAL  INTERACTIONS WITH CAMPERS AND STAFF,
 MUST BE MADE BASED ON THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT  OF  SUCH  LICENSEES  TO
 PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITHIN HIS OR HER LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF TREATING CAMPERS AND STAFF DURING THEIR ATTENDANCE OR
 EMPLOYMENT  AT SUCH CAMP, PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
 BY THE COMMISSIONER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.