Bill Text: NY S02183 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanctioned by Remote Area Medical.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S02183 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S02183-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2183
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 14, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  SMITH  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
       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 Remote Area Medical; 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  Remote  Area  Medical  to provide professional
    7  services at an event in this state sanctioned by  Remote  Area  Medical,
    8  may  provide  such professional services at a Remote Area Medical Clinic
    9  in New York City without first being licensed pursuant to the provisions
   10  of title 8 of the education law. Such services shall  be  provided  only
   11  during the time period of December 1 through December 31, 2014.
   12    S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
   13  deemed repealed December 31, 2014.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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