Bill Text: NY A01220 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to supervision by certain nurse practitioners; makes certain provisions permanent relating to nurse practitioners.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-09 - referred to higher education [A01220 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-A01220-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1220

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     January 9, 2025
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  RAMOS,  LUNSFORD,  REYES,  BURDICK,
          SEAWRIGHT, DAVILA, HEVESI -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
          on Higher Education

        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to supervision by certain
          nurse  practitioners; and to amend part C of chapter 57 of the laws of
          2022 amending the education law relating to modernizing nurse  practi-
          tioners, in relation to making certain provisions permanent

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  3  of
     2  section  6902 of the education law, as amended by section 2 of part D of
     3  chapter 56 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (i) The practice of registered professional nursing by a nurse practi-
     5  tioner, certified under section six thousand nine hundred  ten  of  this
     6  article,  may  include  the diagnosis of illness and physical conditions
     7  and the performance of therapeutic  and  corrective  measures  within  a
     8  specialty  area  of practice, in collaboration with a licensed physician
     9  or nurse practitioner practicing  pursuant  to  paragraph  (b)  of  this
    10  subdivision,   qualified  to  collaborate  in  the  specialty  involved,
    11  provided such services are performed in accordance with a written  prac-
    12  tice  agreement  and  written  practice protocols except as permitted by
    13  paragraph (b) of this subdivision. The written practice agreement  shall
    14  include  explicit  provisions  for  the  resolution  of any disagreement
    15  between the collaborating physician and the nurse practitioner regarding
    16  a matter of diagnosis or treatment that is within the scope of  practice
    17  of  both. To the extent the practice agreement does not so provide, then
    18  the collaborating physician's diagnosis or treatment shall prevail.
    19    § 2. Section 8 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of  2022,  amending
    20  the  education  law  relating  to  modernizing  nurse  practitioners, as
    21  amended by section 1 of part P of chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2024,  is
    22  amended to read as follows:

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03723-01-5
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     1    §  8.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
     2  have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2022; provided,
     3  however, that sections one, two, [three, four,] six and  seven  of  this
     4  act shall expire and be deemed repealed July 1, 2026.
     5    § 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.