Extends authorization for certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanctioned by the New York Road Runners.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A9766
SPONSOR: Chandler-Waterman TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend chapter 192 of the laws of 2011, relating to authorizing
certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other juris-
dictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanc-
tioned by New York Road Runners, in relation to extending the provisions
thereof
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To authorize certain licensed health care professionals from other
jurisdictions to practice in New York State with respect to certain
major events sanctioned by the New York Road Runners.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 - Provides the following list of events for which certain
out-of-state healthcare professionals appointed by the New York Road
Runners are authorized to provide professional services:
Event Date
New York City Marathon 11.3.24
Brooklyn Half 5.18.24
Bronx 10 mile 9.22.24
New York City Half 3.17.24
Staten Island Half 10.13.24
Queens 10k 6.15.24
Section 2 - Effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
New York Road Runners events bring runners from all over the world to
NYC. The efforts of healthcare workers at events like the NYC Marathon
help ensure that runners make it across the finish line safely. Accord-
ingly, it would be advantageous to allow licensed health care profes-
sionals, who are in good standing with their respective state or terri-
tory, to provide services at these popular events.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is effectively a one-year extender of legislation that has histor-
ically passed each year, such as Chapter 157 of 2023 and Chapter 282 of
2022.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been
in full force and effect on and after January 1, 2024.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9766
IN ASSEMBLY
April 4, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend chapter 192 of the laws of 2011, relating to authorizing
certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other juris-
dictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanc-
tioned by New York Road Runners, in relation to extending the
provisions thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Chapter 192 of the laws of 2011, relating to authorizing
2 certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other juris-
3 dictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanc-
4 tioned by New York Road Runners, as amended by chapter 157 of the laws
5 of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
6 Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, any
7 person who is licensed to practice as a physician, physician assistant,
8 massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, optome-
9 trist, nurse, nurse practitioner, certified athletic trainer or podia-
10 trist in another state or territory, who is in good standing in such
11 state or territory and who has been appointed by the New York Road
12 Runners to provide professional services at an event in this state sanc-
13 tioned by the New York Road Runners, may provide such professional
14 services to athletes and team personnel registered to train at a
15 location in this state or registered to compete in an event conducted
16 under the sanction of the New York Road Runners in the state without
17 first being licensed pursuant to the provisions of title 8 of the educa-
18 tion law. Such services shall be provided only four days before through
19 one day after each of the following events:
20 a. the New York city marathon scheduled to be held on November [5,
21 2023] 3, 2024;
22 b. the Brooklyn half marathon scheduled to be held on May [20, 2023]
23 18, 2024;
24 c. the Bronx 10 mile scheduled to be held on September [17, 2023] 22,
25 2024;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 d. the New York city half marathon scheduled to be held on [a date in
2 March 2023] March 17, 2024;
3 e. the Staten Island half marathon scheduled to be held on October [8,
4 2023] 13, 2024; and
5 f. the Queens 10k scheduled to be held on June [17, 2023] 15, 2024.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
7 deemed repealed December 31, [2023] 2024.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
9 have been in full force and effect on and after January 1, 2024;
10 provided that the amendments to section 1 of chapter 192 of the laws of
11 2011, made by section one of this act, shall not affect the repeal of
12 such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
