Bill Text: NY S03881 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | 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 5-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-21 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S03881 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S03881-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3881 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 8, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- 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. LBD05376-01-1