Authorizes summer camps to hire licensed social workers, physical therapists, psychologists, athletic trainers, mental health care professionals, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals to provide services.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9072
IN SENATE
June 15, 2018
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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 and camps for chil-
dren with developmental disabilities
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 two new sections
27 1394-c and 1394-d to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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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 § 1394-d. Licensed professionals; camps for children with develop-
16 mental disabilities. 1. Camps for children with developmental disabili-
17 ties, as defined in subpart 7-2.2, part 7, chapter 1 of Title 10 of the
18 New York codes, rules and regulations, and in compliance with the
19 justice center for the protection of people with special needs, shall be
20 authorized to employ or contract with any of the licensed professionals
21 licensed under articles one hundred thirty-two, one hundred thirty-six,
22 one hundred fifty-six, one hundred fifty-nine, one hundred sixty-two and
23 one hundred sixty-seven of the education law.
24 2. All decisions, identification or coordination of professional
25 services, or other professional interactions with campers and staff,
26 must be made based on the professional judgment of such licensees to
27 provide professional services within his or her lawful scope of practice
28 for the purpose of treating campers and staff during their attendance or
29 employment at such camp, pursuant to applicable regulations promulgated
30 by the commissioner in consultation with the commissioner of education.
31 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
