Bill Text: NY S09071 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 9071 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the provision of certain professional services to children's camps.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-21 - referred to health [S09071 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S09071-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9071
                    IN SENATE
                                      June 15, 2018
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
        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:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1394 of the public health law,  as
     2  added by chapter 515 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
     3    1. The public health and health planning council shall prescribe stan-
     4  dards and establish regulations for children's overnight, summer day and
     5  traveling  summer day camps, as defined in this article, concerning such
     6  matters as may be appropriate for the protection  and  security  of  the
     7  life, health and safety of the occupants of such camps.
     8    §  2. Subdivision 3 of section 1394 of the public health law, as added
     9  by chapter 214 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
    10    3. Any person, firm, corporation, or association that operates a chil-
    11  dren's overnight, summer day, or traveling  summer  day  camp,  and  has
    12  obtained  a  permit pursuant to section thirteen hundred ninety-three of
    13  this article, shall be authorized to employ or contract with any of  the
    14  following  licensed  professionals:  a  physician,  nurse  practitioner,
    15  physician assistant, registered nurse, or licensed  practical  nurse  or
    16  emergency medical technician to act as a designated camp health director
    17  or  to provide health services in assistance to the camp health director
    18  [pursuant to applicable regulations promulgated  by  the  commissioner].
    19  All  decisions, identification or coordination of professional services,
    20  or other professional interactions with campers and staff, must be  made
    21  based  on the professional judgment of such licensees to provide profes-
    22  sional services within his or her  lawful  scope  of  practice  for  the
    23  purpose of treating campers and staff during their attendance or employ-
    24  ment at such camp, pursuant to applicable regulations promulgated by the
    25  commissioner in consultation with the commissioner of education.
    26    §  3.  The public health law is amended by adding a new section 1394-c
    27  to read as follows:
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16297-01-8
        S. 9071                             2
     1    § 1394-c. Licensed professionals; children's camps.   1.  Any  person,
     2  firm,  corporation, or association that operates a children's overnight,
     3  summer day or traveling summer day  camp,  and  has  obtained  a  permit
     4  pursuant to section thirteen hundred ninety-three of this article, shall
     5  be  authorized to employ or contract with any of the mental health prac-
     6  titioners licensed under articles one hundred fifty-three,  one  hundred
     7  fifty-four and one hundred sixty-three of the education law.
     8    2.  All  decisions,  identification  or  coordination  of professional
     9  services, or other professional interactions  with  campers  and  staff,
    10  must  be  made  based  on the professional judgment of such licensees to
    11  provide professional services within his or her lawful scope of practice
    12  for the purpose of treating campers and staff during their attendance or
    13  employment at such camp, pursuant to applicable regulations  promulgated
    14  by the commissioner in consultation with the commissioner of education.
    15    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.