Bill Text: NY A10218 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Allows nurse practitioners to perform any function in conjunction with the making of a diagnosis of illness or physical condition.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-31 - print number 10218a [A10218 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A10218-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10218--A
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 11, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, JOHN, SCARBOROUGH -- Multi-Sponsored
by -- M. of A. CUSICK -- 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 authorizing nurse
practitioners to perform functions in conjunction with diagnosing an
illness
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 6902 of the education law is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
3 (H) A NURSE PRACTITIONER MAY PERFORM ANY FUNCTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH
4 THE MAKING OF A DIAGNOSIS OF ILLNESS OR PHYSICAL CONDITION, OR THE
5 PERFORMANCE OF THERAPEUTIC AND CORRECTIVE MEASURES WITHIN A SPECIALTY
6 AREA OF PRACTICE LAWFULLY PERFORMED BY THE NURSE PRACTITIONER IN ANY
7 HEALTH CARE SETTING, THAT A STATUTE AUTHORIZES OR DIRECTS A PHYSICIAN TO
8 PERFORM. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO INCREASE OR DECREASE THE
9 LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF A NURSE PRACTITIONER UNDER THIS CHAPTER.
10 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16318-02-0
