Relates to the licensure of athletic trainers; adds athletic trainers to the list of persons and officials required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5499--B
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 12, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, EPSTEIN, GRIFFIN, McDONALD, HUNTER,
PALUMBO, GARBARINO, ORTIZ, MOSLEY, MONTESANO, LIFTON, LiPETRI, FAHY --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRONSON, STECK -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in
accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the licensure of
athletic trainers; and to amend the social services law, in relation
to adding athletic trainers to the list of persons and officials
required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 8351 of the education law, as amended by chapter
2 658 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 8351. Definition of the practice of athletic training. [As used in
4 this article
5 "athletic trainer" means any person who is duly certified in accord-
6 ance with this article to perform athletic training under the super-
7 vision of a physician [and limits his or her practice to secondary
8 schools, institutions of postsecondary education, professional athletic
9 organizations, or a person who, under the supervision of a physician,
10 carries out comparable functions on orthopedic athletic injuries,
11 excluding spinal cord injuries, in a health care organization. Super-
12 vision of an athletic trainer by a physician shall be continuous but
13 shall not be construed as requiring the physical presence of the super-
14 vising physician at the time and place where such services are
15 performed.] 1. Definition. The practice of the profession of athletic
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09434-04-0
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1 training is performed by athletic trainers who are defined as health
2 care professionals, and is defined as:
3 (a) The prevention, recognition, examination, evaluation, assessment,
4 management, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries that occur
5 in active individuals. Athletic training involves the recognition,
6 evaluation, and assistance in the management of sport-related illnesses
7 and medical conditions, pursuant to the athletic trainer's education,
8 experience, and competencies.
9 (b) The work of athletic training is performed under the supervision
10 of a physician pursuant to a standard written protocol for athletic
11 training services. Supervision by a physician shall be continuous but
12 shall not be construed as requiring the physical presence of the super-
13 vising physician at the time and place where such services are
14 performed.
15 (c) The practice of athletic training may include use of various clin-
16 ically appropriate therapeutic modalites and techniques.
17 (d) The scope of work described [herein shall not be construed as
18 authorizing the reconditioning of neurologic injuries, conditions or
19 disease] in this section shall not be construed as authorizing the
20 management and treatment of acute, subacute, or chronic neurological
21 pathologies and comorbidities or neurological disease processes with the
22 exception of initial evaluation and triage of emergent neurological
23 conditions such as potential concussions, spinal cord injuries or nerve
24 injuries resulting from participation in an athletic endeavor, while
25 training, or engaged in performing arts, public protection, emergency
26 services, or military service, or during adaptive athletics. Once the
27 individual has been cleared by a supervising physician, after sustaining
28 such an injury, the athletic trainer shall work with the individual
29 pursuant to standard written protocol to manage, monitor and treat such
30 injuries for participation in rehabilitation for an athletic endeavor,
31 while training, engaging in performing arts, public protection, emergen-
32 cy services, military services or during adaptive athletics. Athletic
33 trainers shall work with individuals pursuant to standard written proto-
34 col to manage, monitor and treat such injuries for participation in
35 rehabilitation for an athletic endeavor, while training, engaging in
36 performing arts, public protection, emergency services, military
37 services or during adaptive athletics.
38 (e) Athletic training includes education and instruction to coaches,
39 athletes, active individuals, parents, medical personnel and communities
40 in the area of care and prevention of athletic injuries, sports-related
41 illnesses and medical conditions.
42 2. Boundaries of professional practice. Any individual whose license
43 or authority to practice derives from the provisions of this article
44 shall be prohibited from prescribing any medication or controlled
45 substance or performing surgery, suturing, or any invasive procedures,
46 in which human tissue is cut, altered, or otherwise pierced by mechan-
47 ical or other means, including needles, except that nothing in this
48 section shall be construed to prohibit the use of an epinephrine auto-
49 injector device pursuant to section three thousand-c of the public
50 health law.
51 § 2. Section 8352 of the education law, as amended by chapter 658 of
52 the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
53 § 8352. [Definition of practice of] Definitions related to athletic
54 training. [The practice of the profession of athletic training is
55 defined as the application of principles, methods and procedures for
56 managing athletic injuries, which shall include the preconditioning,
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1 conditioning and reconditioning of an individual who has suffered an
2 athletic injury through the use of appropriate preventative and support-
3 ive devices, under the supervision of a physician and recognizing
4 illness and referring to the appropriate medical professional with
5 implementation of treatment pursuant to physician's orders. Athletic
6 training includes instruction to coaches, athletes, parents, medical
7 personnel and communities in the area of care and prevention of athletic
8 injuries.
9 The scope of work described herein shall not be construed as authoriz-
10 ing the reconditioning of neurologic injuries, conditions or disease.]
11 As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
12 meanings:
13 1. "emergent" shall mean a serious, unexpected and often dangerous
14 situation requiring immediate action.
15 2. "supervision" shall mean by a physician and shall be continuous but
16 shall not be construed as requiring the physical presence of the super-
17 vising physician at the time and place where such services are
18 performed, and shall further include use of standard written protocols
19 for athletic training services developed in consultation with the super-
20 vising physician.
21 3. "sport-related illnesses and medical conditions" shall mean any
22 disease, disorder, sickness or affliction that arises from or is a
23 manifestation of a physically active individual's participation in an
24 exercise, a sport, a game, a recreational activity or other activity, or
25 any other condition, that may require immediate intervention by an
26 athletic trainer, acting with the consent and under the direction of a
27 physician.
28 4. "standard written protocol" shall mean a written agreement or other
29 document developed in conjunction with the supervising physician, which
30 identifies and is signed by the supervising physician and the licensed
31 athletic trainer, and describes the manner and frequency in which the
32 licensed athletic trainer regularly communicates with the supervising
33 physician and includes standard operating procedures, developed in
34 agreement with the supervising physician and licensed athletic trainer,
35 that the licensed athletic trainer follows when not directly supervised
36 onsite by the supervising physician.
37 5. "active individual" shall mean one who engages in activities that
38 require a high degree of physical exertion, that involve training and
39 where injury occurs during such training or athletic endeavor, including
40 but not limited to athletic individuals, performing artists and individ-
41 uals involved in public protection, emergency services, or military
42 service, or individuals involved in adaptive athletics.
43 6. "athletic injury" shall mean any injury sustained as a result of
44 participation in an exercise, a sport, a game, a recreational activity
45 or any other activity that requires a level of strength, flexibility or
46 agility that is comparable to the level of strength, flexibility or
47 agility required for an exercise, a sport, a game or a recreational
48 activity.
49 § 3. Section 8353 of the education law, as added by chapter 798 of the
50 laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
51 § 8353. Use of the title "[certified] licensed athletic trainer".
52 Only a person [certified] licensed or otherwise authorized under this
53 article shall practice athletic training or use the title "[certified]
54 licensed athletic trainer" or the abbreviation "AT" in connection with
55 his or her name or with any trade name in the conduct of his or her
56 profession.
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1 § 4. Section 8354 of the education law, as added by chapter 798 of the
2 laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 8354. State committee for athletic trainers. A state committee for
4 athletic trainers shall be appointed by the board of regents, upon the
5 recommendation of the commissioner and shall assist on matters of
6 [certification] professional licensing and professional conduct in
7 accordance with section six thousand five hundred eight of this title.
8 The committee shall consist of [five] seven members [who], five of whom
9 are athletic trainers [certified] licensed in this state, one practicing
10 physician who is licensed in this state to practice as an orthopedic
11 surgeon, a primary care/family practice physician, a sports medicine
12 practitioner, or a neurologist, and one public member that is a consumer
13 of the profession. The committee shall assist the state board for medi-
14 cine in athletic training matters. Nominations and terms of office of
15 the members of the state committee for athletic trainers shall conform
16 to the corresponding provisions relating thereto for state boards under
17 article one hundred thirty of title eight of this chapter. [Notwith-
18 standing the foregoing, the members of the first committee need not be
19 certified prior to their appointment to the committee.]
20 § 5. Section 8355 of the education law, as added by chapter 798 of the
21 laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
22 § 8355. Requirements and procedure for professional [certification]
23 licensure. [For certification as a certified] To qualify for a license
24 as an athletic trainer under this article, an applicant shall fulfill
25 the following requirements:
26 1. Application: file an application with the department;
27 2. Education: have received an education including a bachelor's, its
28 equivalent or higher degree in accordance with the commissioner's regu-
29 lations, provided however, as of December thirty-first, two thousand
30 twenty-eight, applicants must have received a master's degree, its
31 equivalent or higher in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
32 3. Experience: have experience in accordance with the commissioner's
33 regulations;
34 4. Examination: pass an examination in accordance with the commission-
35 er's regulations;
36 5. Age: be at least twenty-one years of age; [and]
37 6. Fees: pay a fee for an initial [certificate] license of one hundred
38 dollars to the department; and a fee of fifty dollars for each triennial
39 registration period[.]; and
40 7. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the depart-
41 ment.
42 § 6. Section 8356 of the education law, as amended by chapter 658 of
43 the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
44 § 8356. [Special provisions. A person shall be certified without exam-
45 ination provided that, within three years from the effective date of
46 regulations implementing the provisions of this article, the individual:
47 1. files an application and pays the appropriate fees to the depart-
48 ment; and
49 2. meets the requirements of subdivisions two and five of section
50 eight thousand three hundred fifty-five of this article and who in addi-
51 tion:
52 (a) has been actively engaged in the profession of athletic training
53 for a minimum of four years during the seven years immediately preceding
54 the effective date of this article; or
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1 (b) is certified by a United States certifying body acceptable to the
2 department.] Exempt persons. 1. Nothing contained in this article shall
3 prohibit:
4 (a) the practice of athletic training that is an integral part of a
5 program of study by students enrolled in an athletic training program
6 acceptable by the department or the substantial equivalent as determined
7 by the department. Students enrolled in an athletic training program
8 determined as acceptable by the department shall be identified as
9 "athletic training students" and shall only practice athletic training
10 under the direction and supervision of an athletic trainer currently
11 licensed under this article. An athletic training student shall not hold
12 himself or herself out as a licensed athletic trainer; or
13 (b) the practice of athletic training by any person who is appropri-
14 ately authorized and in good standing to practice athletic training in
15 another state from acting as an athletic trainer without a New York
16 state license solely for the following purposes:
17 (1) clinical education, practice demonstrations or clinical research
18 that is within the practice of athletic training in connection with a
19 program of basic clinical education, graduate education, or post-gradu-
20 ate education in an approved school of athletic training, or in a clin-
21 ical facility, or a health care agency, or for the purposes of continu-
22 ing education not to exceed a duration of thirty days in any calendar
23 year, and any athletic trainer who is licensed in another state or coun-
24 try, who is visiting an athletic training program, conducting clinical
25 education or clinical research shall be under the supervision of an
26 athletic trainer licensed in the state and such practice shall be limit-
27 ed to such instruction or research; or
28 (2) assisting in the care of athletes in a discrete sanctioned athlet-
29 ic event.
30 2. Any person practicing athletic training in this state pursuant to
31 this subdivision shall be subject to personal and subject matter juris-
32 diction and the disciplinary and regulatory authority of the board of
33 regents as if he or she is a licensee and as if the exemption pursuant
34 to this subdivision is a license. Such individuals shall consent to the
35 appointment of the secretary of state or other public official accepta-
36 ble to the department, in such athletic trainers' states of licensure as
37 the athletic trainers' agents upon whom process may be served in any
38 actions or proceedings by the department against such athletic trainers.
39 Such individuals shall comply with the provisions of this article, the
40 rules of the board of regents and the regulations of the commissioner
41 relating to professional misconduct, disciplinary proceedings and penal-
42 ties for professional misconduct.
43 3. (a) Any athletic trainer who is licensed and in good standing in
44 another state or territory, and who has a written agreement to provide
45 athletic training services to athletes and team personnel of a United
46 States sports team recognized by the United States Olympic Committee or
47 an out-of-state secondary school, an institution of postsecondary educa-
48 tion, a professional athletic organization sports team, or a performing
49 arts troupe, may provide athletic training services to such athletes and
50 team personnel at a discrete sanctioned team sporting event or perform-
51 ance in this state as defined by the commissioner in regulations,
52 provided such services are provided only to such athletes and team
53 personnel at the discrete sanctioned team sporting event or performance.
54 Any such athletic training services shall be provided only five days
55 before through three days after each discrete sanctioned team sporting
56 event or traveling performance.
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1 (b) Any person practicing as an athletic trainer in this state pursu-
2 ant to this subdivision shall be subject to the personal and subject
3 matter jurisdiction and disciplinary and regulatory authority of the
4 board of regents as if he or she is a licensee and as if the exemption
5 pursuant to this subdivision is a license. Such individual shall comply
6 with applicable provisions of the rules of the board of regents, and the
7 regulations of the commissioner, relating to professional misconduct,
8 disciplinary proceedings and penalties for professional misconduct.
9 4. This article shall not be construed to prohibit qualified members
10 of other licensed or legally recognized professions from performing work
11 incidental to the practice of their profession, except that such persons
12 may not hold themselves out under the title athletic trainer or as
13 performing athletic training.
14 § 7. The education law is amended by adding two new sections 8356-a
15 and 8356-b to read as follows:
16 § 8356-a. Mandatory continuing education. 1. (a) Each licensed athlet-
17 ic trainer required under this article to register triennially with the
18 department to practice in the state shall comply with the provisions of
19 the mandatory continuing education requirements prescribed in subdivi-
20 sion two of this section except as set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c)
21 of this subdivision. Licensed athletic trainers who do not satisfy the
22 mandatory continuing education requirements shall not practice until
23 they have met such requirements, and they have been issued a registra-
24 tion certificate, except that a licensed athletic trainer may practice
25 without having met such requirements if he or she is issued a condi-
26 tional registration certificate pursuant to subdivision three of this
27 section.
28 (b) Each licensed athletic trainer shall be exempt from the mandatory
29 continuing education requirement for the triennial registration period
30 during which he or she is first licensed. In accordance with the intent
31 of this section, adjustment to the mandatory continuing education
32 requirement may be granted by the department for reasons of health
33 certified by an appropriate health care professional, for extended
34 active duty with the armed forces of the United States, or for other
35 good cause acceptable to the department which may prevent compliance.
36 (c) A licensed athletic trainer not engaged in practice, as determined
37 by the department, shall be exempt from the mandatory continuing educa-
38 tion requirement upon the filing of a statement with the department
39 declaring such status. Any licensee who returns to the practice of
40 athletic training during the triennial registration period shall notify
41 the department prior to reentering the profession and shall meet such
42 mandatory education requirements as shall be prescribed by regulations
43 of the commissioner.
44 2. During each triennial registration period, an applicant for regis-
45 tration as a licensed athletic trainer shall complete a minimum of
46 forty-five hours of acceptable formal continuing education, as specified
47 in subdivision four of this section. Any licensed athletic trainer whose
48 first registration date following the effective date of this section
49 occurs less than three years from such effective date, but on or after
50 January first, two thousand twenty, shall complete continuing education
51 hours on a prorated basis at the rate of one hour per month for the
52 period beginning January first, two thousand twenty and then fifteen
53 hours per year until his or her first registration date thereafter. A
54 licensee who has not satisfied the mandatory continuing education
55 requirements shall not be issued a triennial registration certificate by
56 the department and shall not practice unless and until a conditional
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1 registration certificate is issued as provided for in subdivision three
2 of this section. Continuing education hours taken during one triennium
3 may not be transferred to a subsequent triennium.
4 3. The department, in its discretion, may issue a conditional regis-
5 tration to a licensee who fails to meet the continuing education
6 requirements established in subdivision two of this section but who
7 agrees to make up any deficiencies and complete any additional education
8 which the department may require. The fee for such a conditional regis-
9 tration shall be the same as, and in addition to, the fee for the trien-
10 nial registration. The duration of such conditional registration shall
11 be determined by the department but shall not exceed one year. Any
12 licensee who is notified of the denial of registration for failure to
13 submit evidence, satisfactory to the department, of required continuing
14 education and who practices without such registration may be subject to
15 disciplinary proceedings pursuant to section sixty-five hundred ten of
16 this title.
17 4. For purposes of this section:
18 (a) "acceptable learning activities" shall include, but not be limited
19 to, formal courses of learning which contribute to professional practice
20 in psychology and/or self-study activities; independent study; formal
21 mentoring activities; publication in professional journals; or lectures,
22 which meet the standards prescribed by regulations of the commissioner;
23 and
24 (b) "formal courses of learning" shall include, but not be limited to,
25 collegiate level credit and non-credit courses, professional development
26 programs and technical sessions offered by national, state and local
27 professional associations and any other organizations acceptable to the
28 department, and any other organized educational and technical programs
29 acceptable to the department. Formal courses shall be taken from a
30 sponsor approved by the department, based upon an application and fee,
31 pursuant to the regulations of the commissioner.
32 5. The department may, in its discretion and as needed to contribute
33 to the health and welfare of the public, require the completion of
34 continuing education credits in specific subjects to fulfill this manda-
35 tory continuing education requirement.
36 6. A licensed athletic trainer shall maintain adequate documentation
37 of completion of acceptable formal continuing education and shall
38 provide such documentation at the request of the department. Failure to
39 provide such documentation upon the request of the department shall be
40 an act of misconduct subject to disciplinary proceedings pursuant to
41 section sixty-five hundred ten of this title.
42 7. The mandatory continuing education fee shall be payable on or
43 before the first day of each triennial registration period, and shall be
44 paid in addition to the triennial registration fee required by section
45 eighty-three hundred fifty-five of this article.
46 § 8356-b. Special provisions. Any person who is certified as an
47 athletic trainer by the department on the effective date of this section
48 shall have one year from the effective date to apply for and qualify for
49 licensure as an athletic trainer without meeting any additional require-
50 ments.
51 § 8. Section 8357 of the education law, as added by chapter 798 of the
52 laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
53 § 8357. Non-liability of [certified] licensed athletic trainers for
54 first aid or emergency treatment. Notwithstanding any inconsistent
55 provision of any general, special or local law, any [certified] licensed
56 athletic trainer who voluntarily and without the expectation of monetary
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1 compensation renders first aid or emergency treatment at the scene of an
2 accident or other emergency, outside a hospital, doctor's office or any
3 other place having proper and necessary athletic training equipment, to
4 a person who is unconscious, ill or injured, shall not be liable for
5 damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by such person or
6 for damages for the death of such person alleged to have occurred by
7 reason of an act or omission in the rendering of such first aid or emer-
8 gency treatment unless it is established that such injuries were or such
9 death was caused by gross negligence on the part of such athletic train-
10 er. Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to relieve a
11 [certified] licensed athletic trainer from liability for damages for
12 injuries or death caused by an act or omission on the part of an athlet-
13 ic trainer while rendering professional services in the normal and ordi-
14 nary course of his or her practice.
15 § 9. Section 8358 of the education law is renumbered section 8359 and
16 a new section 8358 is added to read as follows:
17 § 8358. Limited permits. The following requirements for a limited
18 permit shall apply to all professions licensed or certified pursuant to
19 this article:
20 1. The department may issue a limited permit to an applicant who meets
21 all qualifications for licensure, except the examination, in accordance
22 with regulations promulgated therefor.
23 2. Limited permits shall be for one year; such limited permits may not
24 be renewed.
25 3. The fee for each limited permit and for each renewal shall be
26 seventy dollars.
27 4. A limited permit holder shall practice only under the supervision
28 of a physician as determined in accordance with the commissioner's regu-
29 lations.
30 § 10. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 6507 of the education
31 law, as amended by chapter 672 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read
32 as follows:
33 a. Establish standards for preprofessional and professional education,
34 experience and licensing examinations as required to implement the arti-
35 cle for each profession. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
36 commissioner shall establish standards requiring that all persons apply-
37 ing, on or after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-one, initially,
38 or for the renewal of, a license, registration or limited permit to be a
39 physician, chiropractor, dentist, registered nurse, podiatrist, optome-
40 trist, psychiatrist, psychologist, licensed master social worker,
41 licensed clinical social worker, licensed creative arts therapist,
42 licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed mental health counse-
43 lor, licensed psychoanalyst, dental hygienist, licensed behavior
44 analyst, [or] certified behavior analyst assistant, or athletic trainer
45 shall, in addition to all the other licensure, certification or permit
46 requirements, have completed two hours of coursework or training regard-
47 ing the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.
48 The coursework or training shall be obtained from an institution or
49 provider which has been approved by the department to provide such
50 coursework or training. The coursework or training shall include infor-
51 mation regarding the physical and behavioral indicators of child abuse
52 and maltreatment and the statutory reporting requirements set out in
53 sections four hundred thirteen through four hundred twenty of the social
54 services law, including but not limited to, when and how a report must
55 be made, what other actions the reporter is mandated or authorized to
56 take, the legal protections afforded reporters, and the consequences for
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1 failing to report. Such coursework or training may also include informa-
2 tion regarding the physical and behavioral indicators of the abuse of
3 individuals with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities
4 and voluntary reporting of abused or neglected adults to the office for
5 people with developmental disabilities or the local adult protective
6 services unit. Each applicant shall provide the department with documen-
7 tation showing that he or she has completed the required training. The
8 department shall provide an exemption from the child abuse and maltreat-
9 ment training requirements to any applicant who requests such an
10 exemption and who shows, to the department's satisfaction, that there
11 would be no need because of the nature of his or her practice for him or
12 her to complete such training;
13 § 11. Section 6505-b of the education law, as amended by chapter 10 of
14 the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
15 § 6505-b. Course work or training in infection control practices.
16 Every dentist, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, podiatrist,
17 optometrist, athletic trainer and dental hygienist practicing in the
18 state shall, on or before July first, nineteen hundred ninety-four and
19 every four years thereafter, complete course work or training appropri-
20 ate to the professional's practice approved by the department regarding
21 infection control, which shall include sepsis, and barrier precautions,
22 including engineering and work practice controls, in accordance with
23 regulatory standards promulgated by the department, in consultation with
24 the department of health, which shall be consistent, as far as appropri-
25 ate, with such standards adopted by the department of health pursuant to
26 section two hundred thirty-nine of the public health law to prevent the
27 transmission of HIV, HBV, HCV and infections that could lead to sepsis
28 in the course of professional practice. Each such professional shall
29 document to the department at the time of registration commencing with
30 the first registration after July first, nineteen hundred ninety-four
31 that the professional has completed course work or training in accord-
32 ance with this section, provided, however that a professional subject to
33 the provisions of paragraph (f) of subdivision one of section twenty-
34 eight hundred five-k of the public health law shall not be required to
35 so document. The department shall provide an exemption from this
36 requirement to anyone who requests such an exemption and who (i) clearly
37 demonstrates to the department's satisfaction that there would be no
38 need for him or her to complete such course work or training because of
39 the nature of his or her practice or (ii) that he or she has completed
40 course work or training deemed by the department to be equivalent to the
41 course work or training approved by the department pursuant to this
42 section. The department shall consult with organizations representative
43 of professions, institutions and those with expertise in infection
44 control and HIV, HBV, HCV and infections that could lead to sepsis with
45 respect to the regulatory standards promulgated pursuant to this
46 section.
47 § 12. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 413 of the social
48 services law, as amended by section 7 of part C of chapter 57 of the
49 laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
50 (a) The following persons and officials are required to report or
51 cause a report to be made in accordance with this title when they have
52 reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their
53 professional or official capacity is an abused or maltreated child, or
54 when they have reasonable cause to suspect that a child is an abused or
55 maltreated child where the parent, guardian, custodian or other person
56 legally responsible for such child comes before them in their profes-
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1 sional or official capacity and states from personal knowledge facts,
2 conditions or circumstances which, if correct, would render the child an
3 abused or maltreated child: any physician; registered physician assist-
4 ant; surgeon; medical examiner; coroner; dentist; dental hygienist;
5 osteopath; optometrist; chiropractor; podiatrist; resident; intern;
6 athletic trainer; psychologist; registered nurse; social worker; emer-
7 gency medical technician; licensed creative arts therapist; licensed
8 marriage and family therapist; licensed mental health counselor;
9 licensed psychoanalyst; licensed behavior analyst; certified behavior
10 analyst assistant; hospital personnel engaged in the admission, examina-
11 tion, care or treatment of persons; a Christian Science practitioner;
12 school official, which includes but is not limited to school teacher,
13 school guidance counselor, school psychologist, school social worker,
14 school nurse, school administrator or other school personnel required to
15 hold a teaching or administrative license or certificate; full or part-
16 time compensated school employee required to hold a temporary coaching
17 license or professional coaching certificate; social services worker;
18 employee of a publicly-funded emergency shelter for families with chil-
19 dren; director of a children's overnight camp, summer day camp or trav-
20 eling summer day camp, as such camps are defined in section thirteen
21 hundred ninety-two of the public health law; day care center worker;
22 school-age child care worker; provider of family or group family day
23 care; employee or volunteer in a residential care facility for children
24 that is licensed, certified or operated by the office of children and
25 family services; or any other child care or foster care worker; mental
26 health professional; substance abuse counselor; alcoholism counselor;
27 all persons credentialed by the office of alcoholism and substance abuse
28 services; employees, who are expected to have regular and substantial
29 contact with children, of a health home or health home care management
30 agency contracting with a health home as designated by the department of
31 health and authorized under section three hundred sixty-five-l of this
32 chapter or such employees who provide home and community based services
33 under a demonstration program pursuant to section eleven hundred fifteen
34 of the federal social security act who are expected to have regular and
35 substantial contact with children; peace officer; police officer;
36 district attorney or assistant district attorney; investigator employed
37 in the office of a district attorney; or other law enforcement official.
38 § 13. This act shall take effect two years after it shall have become
39 a law, provided, however, that section 8356-a of the education law as
40 added by section seven of this act shall take effect five years after
41 this act shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,
42 amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the
43 implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be
44 made and completed on or before such date.
