Extends authorization for certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanctioned by the New York Road Runners.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8206
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 21, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend chapter 192 of the laws of 2011, relating to authorizing
certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other juris-
dictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanc-
tioned by New York Road Runners, in relation to extending the
provisions thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Chapter 192 of the laws of 2011, relating to authorizing
2 certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other juris-
3 dictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanc-
4 tioned by New York Road Runners, as amended by chapter 141 of the laws
5 of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
6 Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, any
7 person who is licensed or certified to practice as a physician, physi-
8 cian assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor,
9 dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, [certified] emergency
10 medical technician, athletic trainer or podiatrist in another state or
11 territory, who is in good standing in such state or territory and who
12 has been appointed by the New York Road Runners to provide professional
13 services at an event in this state sanctioned by the New York Road
14 Runners, may provide such professional services to athletes and team
15 personnel registered to train at a location in this state or registered
16 to compete in an event conducted under the sanction of the New York Road
17 Runners in the state without first being licensed pursuant to the
18 provisions of title 8 of the education law or certified pursuant to the
19 provisions of the public health law, as may be applicable. Such services
20 shall be provided only four days before through one day after each of
21 the following events:
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 a. the New York city marathon scheduled to be held on November [3,
2 2024] 2, 2025;
3 b. the Brooklyn half marathon scheduled to be held on May [18, 2024]
4 17, 2025;
5 c. the Bronx 10 mile scheduled to be held on September [22, 2024] 14,
6 2025;
7 d. the New York city half marathon scheduled to be held on March [17,
8 2024] 16, 2025;
9 e. the Staten Island half marathon scheduled to be held on October
10 [13, 2024] 12, 2025; and
11 f. the Queens 10k scheduled to be held on June [15, 2024] 14, 2025.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
13 deemed repealed December 31, [2024] 2025.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
15 have been in full force and effect on and after January 1, 2025;
16 provided that the amendments to section 1 of chapter 192 of the laws of
17 2011, made by section one of this act, shall not affect the repeal of
18 such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
