New York Assembly Bill 3475 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-04 - referred to higher education
Pending: Assembly Higher Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Expands the definition of the practice of podiatry to include conditions of the ankle and all soft tissue structures of the leg below the knee anatomically affecting the foot and ankle; establishes podiatrists licensed prior to the effective date of this act need to be certified to operate on the ankle; provides for the conducting of office based surgery by podiatrists; directs the department of health to study the feasibility of a podiatrist profiling program; authorizes the calling of a physician as an expert witness in a podiatric medical malpractice cause of action.

Expands the definition of the practice of podiatry to include conditions of the ankle and all soft tissue structures of the leg below the knee anatomically affecting the foot and ankle; establishes podiatrists licensed prior to the effective date of this act need to be certified to operate on the ankle; provides for the conducting of office based surgery by podiatrists; directs the department of health to study the feasibility of a podiatrist profiling program; authorizes the calling of a physician as an expert witness in a podiatric medical malpractice cause of action.

Asm. Gary Pretlow [D]	Asm. Dennis Gabryszak [D]	Asm. Jeffrion Aubry [D]	Asm. Keith Wright [D]
Asm. Kenneth Zebrowski [D]	Asm. David Weprin [D]	Asm. Michael Simanowitz [D]	Asm. Alec Brook-Krasny [D]
Asm. Marcos Crespo [D]	Asm. Sandra Galef [D]	Asm. Earlene Hooper [D]	Asm. Rory Lancman [D]
Sen. George Latimer [D]	Asm. Donna Lupardo [D]	Asm. Robert Reilly [D]	Asm. Harvey Weisenberg [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-04	Assembly	referred to higher education
2011-01-25	Assembly	referred to higher education

S00583 (Same As) 2012-01-30 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A03475&term=2011&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A03475&term=2011&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A03475