Bill Text: NY S02672 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2672 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Allows nurse practitioners to perform any function in conjunction with the making of a diagnosis of illness or physical condition.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION [S02672 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S02672-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2672
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 23, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  HANNON,  MAZIARZ, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered
         printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Higher
         Education
       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.
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