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S07623 Summary:

BILL NOS07623
 
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Authorizes any person who is licensed or certified as a physician, physician's assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency medical technician, podiatrist or athletic trainer by a foreign government or another state or territory to provide medical services during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and the FIFA World Cup 26.
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S07623 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7623
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     April 23, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
        AN ACT in relation to authorizing certain medical  professionals  certi-
          fied  by a foreign government or another state or territory to provide
          medical services during the FIFA Club World  Cup  2025  and  the  FIFA
          World  Cup  26;  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 other provision of law to the contrary,
     2  any  person  who  is  licensed  or certified as a physician, physician's
     3  assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist,
     4  optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner,  emergency  medical  technician,
     5  podiatrist  or  athletic  trainer  by  a  foreign government may provide
     6  professional services within this state  without  first  being  licensed
     7  pursuant  to the provisions of title 8 of the education law or certified
     8  pursuant to the provisions in the public health law, as may be  applica-
     9  ble,  to  the  team athletes, coaches, staff and delegations originating
    10  from such foreign government, in connection with the FIFA Club World Cup
    11  2025 and the FIFA World Cup  26.  Such  services  shall  be  limited  to
    12  athletes  and  personnel  in  relation  to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025,
    13  between the dates of June 1, 2025, and July 31, 2025, and the FIFA World
    14  Cup 26, between the dates of June 1, 2026, and July 31, 2026.
    15    § 2. Any person who is licensed or certified to practice as  a  physi-
    16  cian,  physician's  assistant,  massage  therapist,  physical therapist,
    17  chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency
    18  medical technician, podiatrist or athletic trainer in another  state  or
    19  territory,  who  is in good standing in such state or territory, and who
    20  has been appointed by the Federation Internationale de Football  Associ-
    21  ation  (FIFA) to provide professional services at an event in this state
    22  sanctioned by the  Federation  Internationale  de  Football  Association
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11769-01-5

        S. 7623                             2
 
     1  (FIFA),  may provide such professional services to team athletes, coach-
     2  es, staff and delegations from such state  or  territory  registered  to
     3  train  at  a location in this state or registered to compete in an event
     4  conducted  under  the sanction of the Federation Internationale de Foot-
     5  ball Association (FIFA) in  this  state  without  first  being  licensed
     6  pursuant  to the provisions of title 8 of the education law or certified
     7  pursuant to the provisions of the public health law, as may be  applica-
     8  ble. Such services shall be limited to team athletes, coaches, staff and
     9  delegations  in  relation  to  the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, between the
    10  dates of June 1, 2025, and July 31, 2025, and the  FIFA  World  Cup  26,
    11  between the dates of June 1, 2026, and July 31, 2026.
    12    §  3. This act shall take effect June 1, 2025, and shall expire and be
    13  deemed repealed July 31, 2026.
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