Senate Bill S3632A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the certification and licensure of athletic trainers

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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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2015-S3632 - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§8351 - 8357, add §8356-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4465
2017-2018: S1356

2015-S3632 - Summary

Relates to the certification and licensure of athletic trainers; provides certain exemptions and requires continuing education.

2015-S3632 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3632 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3632

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. PANEPINTO -- 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 certification of
  athletic trainers

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

  Section  1.  Section  8351 of the education law, as amended by chapter
658 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
  S 8351. Definition.  As used in this article "athletic trainer"  means
any  person  who  is  duly  [certified] LICENSED in accordance with this
article to perform athletic training under the supervision of  a  physi-
cian  [and limits his or her practice to secondary schools, institutions
of postsecondary education, professional athletic  organizations,  or  a
person who, under the supervision of a physician, carries out comparable
functions  on  orthopedic athletic injuries, excluding spinal cord inju-
ries, in a health care organization] AND CARRIES  OUT  THE  PRACTICE  OF
PREVENTION,  RECOGNITION, EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT, DISPOSITION, TREATMENT
AND REHABILITATION OF INJURIES. Supervision of an athletic trainer by  a
physician  shall  be  continuous but shall not be construed as requiring
the physical presence of the supervising physician at the time and place
where such services are performed.
  [The scope of work described herein shall not be construed as  author-
izing the reconditioning of neurologic injuries, conditions or disease.]
  S  2.  Section 8352 of the education law, as amended by chapter 658 of
the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
  S 8352. Definition of practice of athletic training.  The practice  of
the  profession  of  athletic training is defined as the [application of
principles, methods and procedures for managing athletic injuries, which
shall include the preconditioning, conditioning and reconditioning of an
individual who has suffered an athletic injury through the use of appro-
priate preventative and supportive devices, under the supervision  of  a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03316-01-5
              

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2015-S3632A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§8351 - 8357, add §8356-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4465
2017-2018: S1356

2015-S3632A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the certification and licensure of athletic trainers; provides certain exemptions and requires continuing education.

2015-S3632A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3632A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3632--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. PANEPINTO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recom-
  mitted  to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to certification of
  athletic trainers

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

  Section  1.  Section  8351 of the education law, as amended by chapter
658 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
  S 8351. Definition.  As used in this article "athletic trainer"  means
any  person  who  is  duly  [certified] LICENSED in accordance with this
article to perform athletic training under the supervision of  a  physi-
cian  [and limits his or her practice to secondary schools, institutions
of postsecondary education, professional athletic  organizations,  or  a
person who, under the supervision of a physician, carries out comparable
functions  on  orthopedic athletic injuries, excluding spinal cord inju-
ries, in a health care organization] AND CARRIES  OUT  THE  PRACTICE  OF
PREVENTION,  RECOGNITION, EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT, DISPOSITION, TREATMENT
AND REHABILITATION OF INJURIES. Supervision of an athletic trainer by  a
physician  shall  be  continuous but shall not be construed as requiring
the physical presence of the supervising physician at the time and place
where such services are performed.
  [The scope of work described herein shall not be construed as  author-
izing the reconditioning of neurologic injuries, conditions or disease.]
  S  2.  Section 8352 of the education law, as amended by chapter 658 of
the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
  S 8352. Definition of practice of athletic training.  The practice  of
the  profession  of  athletic training is defined as the [application of
principles, methods and procedures for managing athletic injuries, which

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03316-07-6
              

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