STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8343

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    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:

     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6529-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  6529-a.  Licensed  to  practice  in  another  state  or  territory.
     4  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of law, any person who is
     5  licensed to practice as a physician in another state or  territory,  who
     6  is  in good standing in such state or territory may provide professional
     7  services within  this  state  to  persons  seeking  reproductive  health
     8  services without first being licensed pursuant to the provisions of this
     9  article.  Such services shall be provided only after such person applies
    10  for a license pursuant to the provisions of  this  article,  as  may  be
    11  applicable, and demonstrates their intent to provide reproductive health
    12  services  by  providing  a  letter  declaring  the person's intention to
    13  provide such services and a letter from an employer or health care enti-
    14  ty indicating that the person has accepted employment or entered into  a
    15  contract  to  provide  reproductive  health services, the person's start
    16  date and  the  location  where  reproductive  health  services  will  be
    17  provided.  Such  person may continue providing services pursuant to this
    18  section until such time that their license or certification to  practice
    19  is  approved  or denied. Provided however, that such person shall comply
    20  with all applicable licensure  and  regulatory  requirements  and  shall
    21  practice  within  the  scope  of their license.   Provided further, this
    22  section shall not apply to persons licensed  in  a  state  or  territory
    23  determined  to  have substandard or nonconforming professional licensing
    24  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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     1    § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  6546-a  to
     2  read as follows:
     3    §  6546-a.  Licensed  to  practice  in  another  state  or  territory.
     4  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law,  any  person  who  is
     5  licensed to practice as a physician assistant in another state or terri-
     6  tory,  who  is  in  good standing in such state or territory may provide
     7  professional services within this state to persons seeking  reproductive
     8  health  services without first being licensed pursuant to the provisions
     9  of this article. Such services shall be provided only after such  person
    10  applies for a license pursuant to the provisions of this article, as may
    11  be  applicable,  and  demonstrates  their intent to provide reproductive
    12  health services by providing a letter declaring the  person's  intention
    13  to  provide  such  services and a letter from an employer or health care
    14  entity indicating that the person has  accepted  employment  or  entered
    15  into  a  contract  to provide reproductive health services, the person's
    16  start date and the location where reproductive health services  will  be
    17  provided.   Such person may continue providing services pursuant to this
    18  section until such time that their license or certification to  practice
    19  is  approved  or denied. Provided however, that such person shall comply
    20  with all applicable licensure  and  regulatory  requirements  and  shall
    21  practice  within  the  scope  of  their  license. Provided further, this
    22  section shall not apply to persons licensed  in  a  state  or  territory
    23  determined  to  have substandard or nonconforming professional licensing
    24  requirements, as determined by the commissioner.
    25    § 3. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  6907-b  to
    26  read as follows:
    27    §  6907-b.  Licensed  to  practice  in  another  state  or  territory.
    28  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law,  any  person  who  is
    29  licensed  to practice as a nurse practitioner or registered professional
    30  nurse in another state or territory, who is in  good  standing  in  such
    31  state  or  territory may provide professional services within this state
    32  to persons seeking reproductive  health  services  without  first  being
    33  licensed pursuant to the provisions of this article. Such services shall
    34  be provided only after such person applies for a license pursuant to the
    35  provisions of this article, as may be applicable, and demonstrates their
    36  intent  to  provide  reproductive  health services by providing a letter
    37  declaring the person's intention to provide such services and  a  letter
    38  from  an  employer  or health care entity indicating that the person has
    39  accepted employment or entered into a contract to  provide  reproductive
    40  health  services,  the person's start date and the location where repro-
    41  ductive health services will  be  provided.  Such  person  may  continue
    42  providing  services  pursuant to this section until such time that their
    43  license or certification to practice is  approved  or  denied.  Provided
    44  however, that such person shall comply with all applicable licensure and
    45  regulatory  requirements  and  shall  practice within the scope of their
    46  license. Provided further, this  section  shall  not  apply  to  persons
    47  licensed  in  a  state  or  territory  determined to have substandard or
    48  nonconforming professional licensing requirements, as determined by  the
    49  commissioner.
    50    §  4.  The  education law is amended by adding a new section 6958-a to
    51  read as follows:
    52    §  6958-a.  Licensed  to  practice  in  another  state  or  territory.
    53  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of law, any person who is
    54  licensed to practice as a midwife in another state or territory, who  is
    55  in  good  standing  in  such state or territory may provide professional
    56  services within  this  state  to  persons  seeking  reproductive  health

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     1  services without first being licensed pursuant to the provisions of this
     2  article.  Such services shall be provided only after such person applies
     3  for a license pursuant to the provisions of  this  article,  as  may  be
     4  applicable, and demonstrates their intent to provide reproductive health
     5  services  by  providing  a  letter  declaring  the person's intention to
     6  provide such services and a letter from an employer or health care enti-
     7  ty indicating that the person has accepted employment or entered into  a
     8  contract  to  provide  reproductive  health services, the person's start
     9  date and  the  location  where  reproductive  health  services  will  be
    10  provided.  Such  person may continue providing services pursuant to this
    11  section until such time that their license or certification to  practice
    12  is  approved  or denied. Provided however, that such person shall comply
    13  with all applicable licensure  and  regulatory  requirements  and  shall
    14  practice  within  the  scope  of their license.   Provided further, this
    15  section shall not apply to persons licensed  in  a  state  or  territory
    16  determined  to  have substandard or nonconforming professional licensing
    17  requirements, as determined by the commissioner.
    18    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.