Permits certain licensed athletic trainers to practice in New York State if they are licensed to practice in another state, territory or country, the official text

S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  2643--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SOLAGES, KAY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   DAVILA -- 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  permitting  certain
   licensed  athletic  trainers to practice in New York state if they are
   licensed to practice in another state, territory or country
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  8356 of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. (A) ANY PERSON WHO IS LICENSED OR TITLE-PROTECTED  AS  AN  ATHLETIC
 TRAINER,  OR  AS AN ATHLETIC THERAPIST CREDENTIALED BY A FOREIGN GOVERN-
 MENT AND IN GOOD STANDING IN ANOTHER STATE, TERRITORY, OR  COUNTRY,  AND
 WHO  HAS  A  WRITTEN  AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES TO
 ATHLETES AND TEAM PERSONNEL OF A UNITED STATES SPORTS TEAM RECOGNIZED BY
 THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEES OR  AN  OUT-OF-STATE
 SECONDARY  SCHOOL,  AN INSTITUTION OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, A PROFES-
 SIONAL OR AMATEUR ATHLETIC ORGANIZATION SPORTS  TEAM,  OR  A  PERFORMING
 ARTS TROUPE, MAY PROVIDE ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES TO SUCH ATHLETES AND
 TEAM  PERSONNEL AT A DISCRETE SANCTIONED TEAM SPORTING EVENT OR PERFORM-
 ANCE AT A SECONDARY  SCHOOL,  INSTITUTION  OF  POSTSECONDARY  EDUCATION,
 PROFESSIONAL  ATHLETIC ORGANIZATION, AMATEUR ATHLETIC ORGANIZATION, NON-
 PROFIT ATHLETIC ORGANIZATION, DANCE ORGANIZATION,  MILITARY  ACADEMY  OR
 FACILITY  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES,  FIRE TRAINING PROGRAM OR ACADEMY, OR
 POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL OR ACADEMY IN THIS STATE, PROVIDED SUCH  SERVICES
 ARE  PROVIDED  ONLY TO SUCH ATHLETES AND TEAM PERSONNEL AT SUCH DISCRETE
 SANCTIONED TEAM SPORTING EVENT OR PERFORMANCE. ANY SUCH ATHLETIC  TRAIN-
 ING  SERVICES SHALL BE PROVIDED ONLY FIVE DAYS BEFORE THROUGH THREE DAYS
 AFTER EACH SUCH DISCRETE SANCTIONED TEAM  SPORTING  EVENT  OR  TRAVELING
 PERFORMANCE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (B)  ANY PERSON PRACTICING AS AN ATHLETIC TRAINER IN THIS STATE PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO  THE  PERSONAL  AND  SUBJECT
 MATTER  JURISDICTION  AND  DISCIPLINARY  AND REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF THE
 BOARD OF REGENTS AS IF SUCH PERSON IS A LICENSEE AND AS IF THE EXEMPTION
 PURSUANT  TO THIS SUBDIVISION IS A LICENSE. SUCH INDIVIDUAL SHALL COMPLY
 WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE RULES OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS, AND THE
 REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER, RELATING  TO  PROFESSIONAL  MISCONDUCT,
 DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AND PENALTIES FOR PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as chapter 733 of the laws of  2023,  takes  effect.    Effective
 immediately,  the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
 lation necessary for the implementation of this  act  on  its  effective
 date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective
 date.