Assembly Bill A219

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the licensure of athletic trainers; and adds athletic trainers to the list of persons and officials required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment

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

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2023-A219 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S942
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ed L, generally; amd §413, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A5499, S5127
2021-2022: A5044, S2023

2023-A219 - Summary

Relates to the licensure of athletic trainers; adds athletic trainers to the list of persons and officials required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment.

2023-A219 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    219
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SOLAGES, HUNTER, EPSTEIN, FAHY, SANTABARBARA,
   CLARK, GUNTHER, AUBRY, KELLES,  NORRIS,  DeSTEFANO,  BRABENEC,  SIMON,
   GIBBS,  JACOBSON, SILLITTI, BUTTENSCHON, HEVESI, PAULIN, CRUZ, LAVINE,
   CUNNINGHAM,  WEPRIN,  WOERNER,  EICHENSTEIN,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  TAYLOR,
   PRETLOW,   WALKER,   JEAN-PIERRE,  DICKENS,  J. M. GIGLIO,  SEAWRIGHT,
   THIELE, HYNDMAN, MIKULIN, MILLER, GANDOLFO, GALLAHAN,  FITZPATRICK  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  BRONSON,  STECK  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  the  licensure  of
   athletic  trainers;  and to amend the social services law, in relation
   to adding athletic trainers to  the  list  of  persons  and  officials
   required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 8351 of the education law, as  amended  by  chapter
 658 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
   § 8351. Definition  OF THE PRACTICE OF ATHLETIC TRAINING.  [As used in
 this article
   "athletic trainer" means any person who is duly certified  in  accord-
 ance  with  this  article  to perform athletic training under the super-
 vision of a physician and  limits  his  or  her  practice  to  secondary
 schools,  institutions of postsecondary education, professional athletic
 organizations, or a person who, under the supervision  of  a  physician,
 carries  out  comparable  functions  on  orthopedic  athletic  injuries,
 excluding spinal cord injuries, in a health  care  organization.  Super-
 vision  of  an  athletic  trainer by a physician shall be continuous but
 shall not be construed as requiring the physical presence of the  super-
 vising  physician  at  the  time  and  place  where  such  services  are
 performed.] 1. DEFINITION. THE PRACTICE OF THE  PROFESSION  OF  ATHLETIC
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02032-01-3
              

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2023-A219A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S942
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ed L, generally; amd §413, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A5499, S5127
2021-2022: A5044, S2023

2023-A219A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the licensure of athletic trainers; adds athletic trainers to the list of persons and officials required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment.

2023-A219A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  219--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SOLAGES, HUNTER, EPSTEIN, FAHY, SANTABARBARA,
   CLARK, GUNTHER, AUBRY, KELLES,  NORRIS,  DeSTEFANO,  BRABENEC,  SIMON,
   GIBBS,  JACOBSON, SILLITTI, BUTTENSCHON, HEVESI, PAULIN, CRUZ, LAVINE,
   CUNNINGHAM,  WEPRIN,  WOERNER,  EICHENSTEIN,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  TAYLOR,
   PRETLOW,   WALKER,   JEAN-PIERRE,  DICKENS,  J. M. GIGLIO,  SEAWRIGHT,
   THIELE, HYNDMAN, MIKULIN,  MILLER,  GANDOLFO,  GALLAHAN,  FITZPATRICK,
   HAWLEY,  BURKE,  McDONOUGH, McDONALD, McMAHON, JENSEN, BENDETT, TAGUE,
   J. A. GIGLIO, K. BROWN,  FLOOD,  MCGOWAN,  RAGA,  DARLING,  EACHUS  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.    BRONSON, STECK -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring licensure of
   athletic  trainers;  and to amend the social services law, in relation
   to making athletic trainers mandatory  reporters  of  suspected  child
   abuse or maltreatment
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 8351 of the education law, as  amended  by  chapter
 658 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
   § 8351. Definition.  1.  As  used  in  this article "athletic trainer"
 means any person who is duly [certified]  LICENSED  in  accordance  with
 this  article  to  perform  athletic training under the supervision of a
 physician and limits his or her practice to  secondary  schools,  insti-
 tutions of postsecondary education, professional ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS,
 AMATEUR ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS, NON-PROFIT athletic organizations, [or a
 person who, under the supervision of a physician, carries out comparable
 functions  on  orthopedic athletic injuries, excluding spinal cord inju-
 ries, in a health care organization] DANCE ORGANIZATIONS, MILITARY ACAD-
 EMIES AND FACILITIES OF THE UNITED STATES,  FIRE  TRAINING  PROGRAMS  OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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