Assembly Bill A8343

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - Stricken

  • 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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2023-A8343 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4148
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§6529-a, 6546-a, 6907-b & 6958-a, Ed L

2023-A8343 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A8343 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8343
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee 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 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 DEMONSTRATES THEIR INTENT TO PROVIDE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
 SERVICES  BY  PROVIDING  A  LETTER  DECLARING  THE PERSON'S INTENTION TO
 PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES AND A LETTER FROM AN EMPLOYER OR HEALTH CARE ENTI-
 TY INDICATING THAT THE PERSON HAS ACCEPTED EMPLOYMENT OR ENTERED INTO  A
 CONTRACT  TO  PROVIDE  REPRODUCTIVE  HEALTH SERVICES, THE PERSON'S START
 DATE AND  THE  LOCATION  WHERE  REPRODUCTIVE  HEALTH  SERVICES  WILL  BE
 PROVIDED.  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, THAT SUCH PERSON SHALL COMPLY
 WITH ALL APPLICABLE LICENSURE  AND  REGULATORY  REQUIREMENTS  AND  SHALL
 PRACTICE  WITHIN  THE  SCOPE  OF THEIR LICENSE.   PROVIDED FURTHER, 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07328-03-3

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