Permits certain licensed athletic trainers who are licensed to practice in another state, territory or country to provide athletic training services to athletes and team personnel at a discrete sanctioned team sporting event or performance in this state.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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Cal. No. 459
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 20, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, GALLIVAN, MURRAY, OBERACKER, SALAZAR, WEBB,
WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- reported favorably
from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a
third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly,
recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and
ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting certain
licensed athletic trainers to practice in New York state if they are
licensed to practice in another state, territory or country
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 8356 of the education law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
3 4. (a) Any person who is licensed or title-protected as an athletic
4 trainer, or as an athletic therapist credentialed by a foreign govern-
5 ment and in good standing in another state, territory, or country, and
6 who has a written agreement to provide athletic training services to
7 athletes and team personnel of a United States sports team recognized by
8 the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committees or an out-of-state
9 secondary school, an institution of postsecondary education, a profes-
10 sional or amateur athletic organization sports team, or a performing
11 arts troupe, may provide athletic training services to such athletes and
12 team personnel at a discrete sanctioned team sporting event or perform-
13 ance at a secondary school, institution of postsecondary education,
14 professional athletic organization, amateur athletic organization, non-
15 profit athletic organization, dance organization, military academy or
16 facility of the United States, fire training program or academy, or
17 police training school or academy in this state, provided such services
18 are provided only to such athletes and team personnel at such discrete
19 sanctioned team sporting event or performance. Any such athletic train-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 ing services shall be provided only five days before through three days
2 after each such discrete sanctioned team sporting event or traveling
3 performance.
4 (b) Any person practicing as an athletic trainer in this state pursu-
5 ant to this subdivision shall be subject to the personal and subject
6 matter jurisdiction and disciplinary and regulatory authority of the
7 board of regents as if such person is a licensee and as if the exemption
8 pursuant to this subdivision is a license. Such individual shall comply
9 with applicable provisions of the rules of the board of regents, and the
10 regulations of the commissioner, relating to professional misconduct,
11 disciplinary proceedings and penalties for professional misconduct.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
13 manner as chapter 733 of the laws of 2023, takes effect. Effective
14 immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
15 lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
16 date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective
17 date.
