Assembly Bill A10356

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state

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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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2021-A10356 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9137
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6529-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4445

2021-A10356 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes physicians licensed to practice in other jurisdictions and who hold certification in obstetrics or gynecology from the American board of obstetrics and gynecology to practice in this state.

2021-A10356 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10356
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 13, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Jean-Pierre)
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to authorizing certain
   health care professionals licensed to practice in other  jurisdictions
   to practice in this state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6529-a
 to read as follows:
   §  6529-A.  LICENSED  TO  PRACTICE  IN  ANOTHER  STATE  OR  TERRITORY.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION  OF LAW, ANY PERSON WHO IS
 LICENSED TO PRACTICE AS A PHYSICIAN IN ANOTHER STATE OR  TERRITORY,  WHO
 IS  IN  GOOD  STANDING  IN SUCH STATE OR TERRITORY AND WHO HOLDS CERTIF-
 ICATION IN OBSTETRICS OR GYNECOLOGY FROM THE AMERICAN BOARD  OF  OBSTET-
 RICS AND GYNECOLOGY, MAY PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITHIN THIS STATE
 TO  PERSONS  SEEKING  REPRODUCTIVE  HEALTH  SERVICES WITHOUT FIRST BEING
 LICENSED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. SUCH SERVICES SHALL
 BE PROVIDED ONLY AFTER SUCH PERSON APPLIES FOR A LICENSE PURSUANT TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, AS MAY BE APPLICABLE, AND  SUCH  PERSON  MAY
 CONTINUE  PROVIDING  SERVICES  PURSUANT  TO THIS SECTION UNTIL SUCH TIME
 THAT THEIR LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION TO PRACTICE IS APPROVED  OR  DENIED.
 PROVIDED  HOWEVER, THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO PERSONS LICENSED IN A
 STATE OR TERRITORY  DETERMINED  TO  HAVE  SUBSTANDARD  OR  NONCONFORMING
 PROFESSIONAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15683-04-2

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