Assembly Bill A6697

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to temporarily authorizing certain applicants for licensure as a nurse or physician to practice

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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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co-Sponsors

2023-A6697 - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6907-a, amd §6526, Ed L

2023-A6697 - Summary

Relates to allowing certain applicants for licensure as a nurse or physician who are currently licensed and in good standing in another state or territory to be granted authorization to practice in this state for a limited period of time pending a determination on licensure.

2023-A6697 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6697
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to temporarily  authoriz-
   ing  certain applicants for licensure as a nurse or physician to prac-
   tice
 
   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 6907-a
 to read as follows:
   §  6907-A.  TEMPORARY  AUTHORIZATION.  1.  A  PERSON  WHO IS CURRENTLY
 LICENSED AND IN GOOD STANDING IN ANOTHER STATE OR TERRITORY TO  PRACTICE
 AS  A  REGISTERED NURSE MAY BE TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE REGIS-
 TERED PROFESSIONAL NURSING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK PENDING  A  DETERMI-
 NATION  ON LICENSURE FOR WHICH AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED PURSUANT TO
 SECTION SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED SUCH APPLICANT
 HAS OBTAINED THE ENDORSEMENT  OF  AN  EMPLOYING  HEALTH  CARE  FACILITY,
 HEALTH  CARE  PROGRAM, OR HEALTH CARE PRACTICE THAT IS AUTHORIZED BY NEW
 YORK STATE LAW TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL NURSING SERVICES  AND  ACCEPTABLE
 TO  THE  DEPARTMENT.  PRIOR TO COMMENCING PRACTICE: THE APPLICANT AND AN
 AUTHORIZED  REPRESENTATIVE  OF  THE  EMPLOYING  FACILITY  SHALL  JOINTLY
 PROVIDE  WRITTEN  NOTIFICATION  TO  THE DEPARTMENT, IN A FORM AND FORMAT
 ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT, THAT SUCH APPLICANT INTENDS TO PRACTICE IN
 THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION; THE APPLICANT  SHALL
 PAY  A  FEE  DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT; AND THE APPLICANT'S NAME MUST
 APPEAR ON A LIST OF PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO  TEMPORARILY  PRACTICE  REGIS-
 TERED  PROFESSIONAL  NURSING PUBLISHED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. SUCH
 TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION SHALL EXPIRE IN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS, OR  TEN
 DAYS  AFTER NOTIFICATION THAT THE APPLICANT DOES NOT MEET THE QUALIFICA-
 TIONS FOR LICENSURE AS A REGISTERED NURSE, WHICHEVER SHALL OCCUR FIRST.
   2. A PERSON WHO IS CURRENTLY LICENSED AND IN GOOD STANDING IN  ANOTHER
 STATE  OR TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO PRACTICE AS A LICENSED PRAC-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11119-01-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A6697A - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6907-a, amd §6526, Ed L

2023-A6697A - Summary

Relates to allowing certain applicants for licensure as a nurse or physician who are currently licensed and in good standing in another state or territory to be granted authorization to practice in this state for a limited period of time pending a determination on licensure.

2023-A6697A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6697--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. FAHY, PAULIN, McDONALD, LUPARDO, PEOPLES-STOKES,
   LUNSFORD, CLARK, JENSEN -- 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 temporarily  authoriz-
   ing  certain applicants for licensure as a nurse or physician to prac-
   tice; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expira-
   tion thereof
 
   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 6907-a
 to read as follows:
   §  6907-A.  TEMPORARY  AUTHORIZATION.  1.  A  PERSON  WHO IS CURRENTLY
 LICENSED AND IN GOOD STANDING IN ANOTHER STATE OR TERRITORY TO  PRACTICE
 AS  A REGISTERED NURSE  AND PRACTICING IN NEW YORK STATE AS OF MAY TWEN-
 TY-SECOND, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE  PURSUANT  TO  THE  STATE  DISASTER
 EMERGENCY  DECLARED  BY EXECUTIVE ORDER FOUR OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE,
 MAY BE TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL  NURS-
 ING  IN  THE  STATE OF NEW YORK PENDING A DETERMINATION ON LICENSURE FOR
 WHICH AN APPLICATION HAS  BEEN  FILED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  SIXTY-NINE
 HUNDRED  FIVE  OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED SUCH APPLICANT HAS OBTAINED THE
 ENDORSEMENT OF THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY, HEALTH CARE PROGRAM, OR  HEALTH
 CARE  PRACTICE  BY  WHICH  HE  OR SHE WAS EMPLOYED PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE
 ORDER FOUR OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, THAT IS AUTHORIZED  BY  NEW  YORK
 STATE LAW TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL NURSING SERVICES AND ACCEPTABLE TO THE
 DEPARTMENT.  PRIOR  TO  COMMENCING SUCH TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZED PRACTICE:
 (I) THE APPLICANT AND AN  AUTHORIZED  REPRESENTATIVE  OF  THE  EMPLOYING
 FACILITY  SHALL  JOINTLY PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT,
 IN A FORM AND FORMAT ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT, THAT  SUCH  APPLICANT
 INTENDS  TO  PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION; (II) THE APPLICANT SHALL PAY A FEE DETERMINED BY  THE  DEPARTMENT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11119-04-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A6697B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6907-a, amd §6526, Ed L

2023-A6697B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing certain applicants for licensure as a nurse or physician who are currently licensed and in good standing in another state or territory to be granted authorization to practice in this state for a limited period of time pending a determination on licensure.

2023-A6697B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6697--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. FAHY, PAULIN, McDONALD, LUPARDO, PEOPLES-STOKES,
   LUNSFORD, CLARK, JENSEN, CUNNINGHAM, SEAWRIGHT, ROZIC,  STIRPE,  WOER-
   NER,  DeSTEFANO,  MIKULIN,  ANGELINO  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means  --  reported
   and  referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and  recommitted  to  the
   Committee on Rules
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to temporarily authoriz-
   ing certain applicants for licensure as a nurse or physician to  prac-
   tice; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expira-
   tion thereof
 
   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 6907-a
 to read as follows:
   § 6907-A. TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION. 1. (A) A PERSON  WHO  IS  CURRENTLY
 LICENSED  AND IN GOOD STANDING IN ANOTHER STATE OR TERRITORY TO PRACTICE
 AS A REGISTERED NURSE  AND PRACTICING IN NEW YORK STATE ON  MAY  TWENTY-
 SECOND,  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE PURSUANT TO THE STATE DISASTER EMER-
 GENCY DECLARED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER FOUR OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE MAY BE
 TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE REGISTERED  PROFESSIONAL  NURSING  IN
 THE  STATE OF NEW YORK, PROVIDED SUCH PERSON HAS:  (I) FILED AN APPLICA-
 TION FOR LICENSURE WITH THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  SIXTY-NINE
 HUNDRED  FIVE  OF THIS ARTICLE THAT IS PENDING A DETERMINATION; AND (II)
 OBTAINED THE ENDORSEMENT  OF  THE  HEALTH  CARE  FACILITY,  HEALTH  CARE
 PROGRAM,  OR HEALTH CARE PRACTICE BY WHICH HE OR SHE WAS EMPLOYED PURSU-
 ANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER FOUR OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, THAT IS  AUTHOR-
 IZED  BY NEW YORK STATE LAW TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL NURSING SERVICES AND
 ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11119-11-3
              

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