Bill Text: NY A03088 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes summer camps to hire licensed social workers, physical therapists, psychologists, athletic trainers, mental health care professionals, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals to provide services.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 37-16)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-05 - held for consideration in higher education [A03088 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3088
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 26, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. ABINANTI, SIMANOWITZ, LUPARDO, OTIS, BUCHWALD,
          CAHILL, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CUSICK --  read  once
          and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
        AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to the provision of
          certain professional services to children's camps
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 1394 of the public health law, as
     2  added by chapter 515 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
     3    1. The public health and health planning council shall prescribe stan-
     4  dards and establish regulations for children's overnight, summer day and
     5  traveling summer day camps, as defined in this article, concerning  such
     6  matters  as  may  be  appropriate for the protection and security of the
     7  life, health and safety of the occupants of such camps.
     8    § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 1394 of the public health law, as  added
     9  by chapter 214 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
    10    3. Any person, firm, corporation, or association that operates a chil-
    11  dren's  overnight,  summer  day,  or  traveling summer day camp, and has
    12  obtained a permit pursuant to section thirteen hundred  ninety-three  of
    13  this  article, shall be authorized to employ or contract with any of the
    14  following licensed professionals, provided however, all decisions, iden-
    15  tification or coordination of professional services,  or  other  profes-
    16  sional  interactions  with  campers and staff, must be made based on the
    17  professional judgement of such licensees: (a) a physician, nurse practi-
    18  tioner, physician assistant, registered  nurse,  or  licensed  practical
    19  nurse or emergency medical technician to act as a designated camp health
    20  director  or to provide health services in assistance to the camp health
    21  director pursuant to applicable regulations promulgated by  the  commis-
    22  sioner;  or (b) a physical therapist, physical therapist assistant under
    23  the  direction  and  control  of  a  physical  therapist,  psychologist,
    24  licensed behavioral analyst, occupational therapist, occupational thera-
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  py  assistant  under  the  direction  and supervision of an occupational
     2  therapist, licensed master social worker, licensed clinical social work-
     3  er, licensed mental health counselor, licensed creative  arts  therapist
     4  or,  athletic trainer to provide professional services within his or her
     5  lawful scope of practice to campers and staff during their attendance or
     6  employment at the camp, pursuant to applicable  regulations  promulgated
     7  by the commissioner in consultation with the commissioner of education.
     8    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.