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    Cal. No. 963

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2015
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Introduced  by  Sens.  BONACIC,  AVELLA,  KENNEDY,  LATIMER,  MARCHIONE,
  MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
  committed  to  the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee
  on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favora-
  bly from said committee and  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher
  Education  --  committee  discharged  and  said  bill committed to the
  Committee on Rules -- ordered to a third reading, amended and  ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to the provision of
  certain professional services to children's camps

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 1394 of the public health law, as
added by chapter 515 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
  1. The public health AND HEALTH PLANNING council shall prescribe stan-
dards and establish regulations for children's overnight, summer day and
traveling summer day camps, as defined in this article, concerning  such
matters  as  may  be  appropriate for the protection and security of the
life, health and safety of the occupants of such camps.
  S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 1394 of the public health law, as  added
by chapter 214 of the laws of 2012,is amended to read as follows:
  3. Any person, firm, corporation, or association that operates a chil-
dren's  overnight,  summer  day,  or  traveling summer day camp, and has
obtained a permit pursuant to section thirteen hundred  ninety-three  of
this  article, shall be authorized to employ or contract with ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING LICENSED PROFESSIONALS, PROVIDED HOWEVER, ALL DECISIONS, IDEN-
TIFICATION OR COORDINATION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES,  OR  OTHER  PROFES-
SIONAL  INTERACTIONS  WITH  CAMPERS AND STAFF, MUST BE MADE BASED ON THE
PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT OF SUCH LICENSEES: (A) a physician, nurse practi-
tioner, physician assistant, registered  nurse,  or  licensed  practical
nurse or emergency medical technician to act as a designated camp health

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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director  or to provide health services in assistance to the camp health
director pursuant to applicable regulations promulgated by  the  commis-
sioner;  OR (B) A PHYSICAL THERAPIST, PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT UNDER
THE  DIRECTION  AND  CONTROL  OF  A  PHYSICAL  THERAPIST,  PSYCHOLOGIST,
LICENSED BEHAVIORAL ANALYST, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, OCCUPATIONAL THERA-
PY ASSISTANT UNDER THE DIRECTION  AND  SUPERVISION  OF  AN  OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST, LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKER, LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK-
ER,  LICENSED  MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, LICENSED CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIST
OR, ATHLETIC TRAINER TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITHIN HIS OR  HER
LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE TO CAMPERS AND STAFF DURING THEIR ATTENDANCE OR
EMPLOYMENT  AT  THE CAMP, PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
BY THE COMMISSIONER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.