Bill Text: NY S05380 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes any person licensed as a physician, physician's assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner or podiatrist in another state or territory and appointed by the World Police and Fire Federation to practice his or her profession in this state in connection with an athletic event sanctioned by such Federation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-07-20 - SIGNED CHAP.204 [S05380 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S05380-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        5380--A
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 13, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
         discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
         to said committee
       AN  ACT to authorize certain health care professionals licensed to prac-
         tice in other jurisdictions to practice in this  state  in  connection
         with  an  event  sanctioned  by the World Police and Fire Games Feder-
         ation; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
         thereof
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision of law, any
    2  person who is licensed to practice as a physician,  physician's  assist-
    3  ant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, opto-
    4  metrist,  nurse,  nurse  practitioner  or podiatrist in another state or
    5  territory, who is in good standing in such state or  territory  and  who
    6  has  been  appointed  by  the  World Police and Fire Games Federation to
    7  provide professional services at an event in this  state  sanctioned  by
    8  the  World  Police  and  Fire Games Federation, may provide such profes-
    9  sional services to athletes and team personnel registered to train at  a
   10  location  in  this  state or registered to compete in an event conducted
   11  under the sanction of the World Police and Fire Games Federation in  the
   12  state without first being licensed pursuant to the provisions of title 8
   13  of  the  education  law. Such services shall be provided only during the
   14  time period specified by the World Police and Fire Games Federation.
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect August 22, 2011 and shall  expire  and
   16  be deemed repealed September 9, 2011.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11600-02-1