Bill Text: NY A06092 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides that the abbreviation of "D.P.T." and title "doctor of physical therapy" may only be used by a person licensed or otherwise authorized by article 136 of the education law to practice physical therapy.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-12)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-09 - print number 6092b [A06092 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A06092-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        6092--A
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 16, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMEL,  MILLER, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, JOYNER,
         ARROYO, ROBINSON, SKOUFIS, RUSSELL, STIRPE, LAVINE, RIVERA,  McDONALD,
         CAHILL,  THIELE,  TITONE,  SALADINO,  BRABENEC, RAIA, CROUCH -- Multi-
         Sponsored by -- M. of A. DILAN, DUPREY, LAWRENCE, LINARES,  LUPINACCI,
         McDONOUGH,  McKEVITT, SIMON -- 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 the practice of phys-
         ical therapy
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Section 6732 of the education law, as added by chapter 618
    2  of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:
    3    S 6732. Practice of physical therapy and the use  of  title  "physical
    4  therapist".  Only  a  person licensed or otherwise authorized under this
    5  article shall practice physical therapy or use the title "physical ther-
    6  apist", "DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY", "physiotherapist" or "mechanother-
    7  apist" [or] IN CONNECTION WITH HIS OR HER NAME OR WITH ANY TRADE NAME IN
    8  THE CONDUCT OF HIS OR HER PROFESSION. ONLY A PERSON LICENSED  OR  OTHER-
    9  WISE AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL USE the [abbreviation] ABBREVI-
   10  ATIONS  of "P.T." OR "D.P.T." in connection with his or her name or with
   11  any trade name [in the conduct of his profession] TO INDICATE  OR  IMPLY
   12  THAT  THE  PERSON  IS  LICENSED  TO  PRACTICE  PHYSICAL THERAPY. FOR THE
   13  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, USE OF  THE  ABBREVIATION  "D.P.T."  OR  TITLE
   14  "DOCTOR  OF  PHYSICAL THERAPY" SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO THOSE PERSONS WHO,
   15  IN ADDITION TO BEING LICENSED OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED, HAVE  OBTAINED  A
   16  DOCTORATE IN PHYSICAL THERAPY.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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