Senate Bill S8619

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for temporary authorization of certain nurses to practice at children's camps

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee


  • 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-S8619 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9543
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6907-b, Ed L

2023-S8619 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for temporary authorization of certain registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to practice at children's camps between June fifteenth and September fifteenth of each year.

2023-S8619 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8619 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8619
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 22, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing  for  tempo-
   rary authorization of certain nurses to practice at children's camps
 
   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-b
 to read as follows:
   § 6907-B. TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION FOR PRACTICE AT CHILDREN'S CAMPS. 1.
 (A) A PERSON WHO IS CURRENTLY LICENSED AND IN GOOD STANDING  IN  ANOTHER
 STATE  OR  TERRITORY  TO  PRACTICE AS A REGISTERED NURSE MAY TEMPORARILY
 PRACTICE IN THIS STATE PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON:
   (I) WILL BE EMPLOYED AT A SUMMER DAY CAMP, CHILDREN'S OVERNIGHT  CAMP,
 OR  TRAVELLING  SUMMER  DAY  CAMP AS DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED
 NINETY-TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND HAS SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION FROM
 SUCH CHILDREN'S CAMP; AND
   (II) FILED AN APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE WITH THE  DEPARTMENT  PURSUANT
 TO  SECTION  SIXTY-NINE  HUNDRED  FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE THAT IS PENDING A
 DETERMINATION.
   (B) PRIOR TO COMMENCING SUCH TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZED PRACTICE:
   (I) THE PERSON SHALL  FILE  AN  APPLICATION  FOR  LICENSURE  WITH  THE
 DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE;
   (II)  THE  PERSON  AND  AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH EMPLOYING
 SUMMER DAY CAMP, CHILDREN'S OVERNIGHT CAMP,  OR  TRAVELLING  SUMMER  DAY
 CAMP  SHALL JOINTLY PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT, IN A
 FORM AND FORMAT ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT, THAT SUCH  PERSON  INTENDS
 TO PRACTICE IN THIS STATE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION;
   (III) THE PERSON SHALL PAY A FEE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT; AND
   (IV) THE PERSON'S NAME SHALL APPEAR ON A LIST OF PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO
 TEMPORARILY  PRACTICE  REGISTERED  PROFESSIONAL NURSING PUBLISHED ON THE
 DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   (C) SUCH TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION IS ONLY VALID BETWEEN JUNE  FIFTEENTH
 AND  SEPTEMBER FIFTEENTH AND SHALL EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER FIFTEENTH OF EACH
 YEAR.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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