Senate Bill S1674

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to creating the profession of orthotics, prosthetic and pedorthic practice

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S1674 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 167 §§8800 - 8806, Ed L

2009-S1674 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating the profession of orthotics, prosthetic and pedorthic practice; provides licensing requirements therefor, and establishes a state board for orthotics, prosthetics and pedorthics for regulation of such practice within the department of education.

2009-S1674 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1674 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1674

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. FLANAGAN, LARKIN, VOLKER -- 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 creating the profes-
  sion of orthotics, prosthetic and pedorthic practice

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 167 to
read as follows:

                               ARTICLE 167

               ORTHOTIC, PROSTHETIC AND PEDORTHIC PRACTICE

SECTION 8800. INTRODUCTION.
        8801. DEFINITIONS.
        8802. PRACTICE OF ORTHOTICS, PROSTHETICS AND PEDORTHICS; AND THE
                USE   OF   THE  TITLES  "ORTHOTIST",  "PROSTHETIST"  AND
                "PEDORTHIST".
        8803. STATE BOARD FOR ORTHOTICS, PROSTHETICS AND PEDORTHICS.
        8804. REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE.
        8805. EXEMPTIONS.
        8806. LICENSURE WITHOUT EXAMINATION.
  S 8800. INTRODUCTION.  THIS  ARTICLE  APPLIES  TO  THE  PROFESSION  OF
ORTHOTICS, PROSTHETICS AND PEDORTHICS, AND PROVIDES FOR THE LICENSING OF
ORTHOTISTS  AND PROSTHETISTS AND PEDORTHISTS. THE GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR
ALL PROFESSIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY  OF  THIS  TITLE
APPLY TO THIS ARTICLE.
  S 8801. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  1.  "ORTHOSIS"  MEANS  A  MEDICAL  DEVICE  USED  TO  PROVIDE  SUPPORT,
CORRECTION, OR ALLEVIATION OF NEUROMUSCULAR OR MUSCULOSKELETAL  DYSFUNC-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03356-01-9
              

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