Assembly Bill A7832

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to physical therapist assistants

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A7832 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4892
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6738, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9213

2025-A7832 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that supervision by a licensed physical therapist of a physical therapist assistant shall be continuous but shall not require the physical presence of the licensed physical therapist at the time and place where services are being performed; requires a licensed physical therapist to be available for consultation with the physical therapist assistant or the patient within a reasonable amount of time.

2025-A7832 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7832
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 11, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  physical  therapist
   assistants
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision a of section 6738  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  511  of  the  laws  of 2022, is amended to read as
 follows:
   a. A "physical therapist assistant" means a person licensed in accord-
 ance with this article who works under the DIRECTION AND supervision  of
 a licensed physical therapist performing such patient related activities
 as  are  assigned by the supervising physical therapist. Duties of phys-
 ical therapist assistants shall not include evaluation, testing,  inter-
 pretation,  planning  or  modification of [patient programs] A PATIENT'S
 PLAN OF CARE.  Supervision [of a] BY  THE  LICENSED  physical  therapist
 [assistant  by a licensed] SHALL BE CONTINUOUS BUT SHALL NOT NECESSARILY
 REQUIRE THE PHYSICAL PRESENCE AT THE TIME AND PLACE WHERE  SERVICES  ARE
 BEING  PERFORMED.  PROVIDED  FURTHER,  HOWEVER,  SUCH physical therapist
 [shall be on-site  supervision,  but  not  necessarily  direct  personal
 supervision] MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION WITH THE PHYSICAL THERA-
 PIST ASSISTANT OR PATIENT WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME PURSUANT TO
 THE  COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS.  The number of licensed physical thera-
 pist assistants supervised by one licensed physical therapist shall  not
 exceed  the  ratio of four licensed physical therapist assistants to one
 licensed physical therapist as shall be determined by the commissioner's
 regulations insuring that there be  adequate  supervision  in  the  best
 interest  of  public  health  and  safety. Nothing in this section shall
 prohibit  a  hospital  from  employing  physical  therapist  assistants,
 provided  they  work under the supervision of physical therapists desig-
 nated by the hospital and not beyond the scope of practice of a physical
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09175-04-5

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