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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         5380--B
            Cal. No. 1135
 
                               2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      May 13, 2011
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to  said  committee -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered

          to first report, amended on first report, ordered to a second  report,
          and  to  be  reprinted as amended, retaining its place in the order of
          second report
 
        AN ACT to authorize certain health care professionals licensed to  prac-
          tice  in  other  jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection
          with an event sanctioned by the World Police  and  Fire  Games  Feder-
          ation; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
          thereof
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any  inconsistent  provision  of  law,  any
     2  person  who  is licensed to practice as a physician, physician's assist-
     3  ant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, opto-

     4  metrist, nurse, nurse practitioner or podiatrist  in  another  state  or
     5  territory,  who  is  in good standing in such state or territory and who
     6  has been appointed by the World Police  and  Fire  Games  Federation  to
     7  provide  professional  services  at an event in this state sanctioned by
     8  the World Police and Fire Games Federation,  may  provide  such  profes-
     9  sional  services to athletes and team personnel registered to train at a
    10  location in this state or registered to compete in  an  event  conducted
    11  under  the sanction of the World Police and Fire Games Federation in the
    12  state without first being licensed pursuant to the provisions of title 8
    13  of the education law. Such services shall be  provided  for  the  period
    14  beginning four days prior to and ending one day following such event.
    15    §  2.  This act shall take effect August 22, 2011 and shall expire and

    16  be deemed repealed September 9, 2011.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11600-04-1