New York A 4522: Adopts the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, the Interstate Occupational Therapy Compact, and the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact

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A04522 Summary:

BILL NOA04522 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03598

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SPONSORMiller

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COSPNSRManktelow, Cashman

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§6744, 7909 & 8209-a, Ed L

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Adopts the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (Part A); adopts the Interstate Occupational Therapy Compact (Part B); adopts the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (Part C).

Go to top A04522 Actions:

BILL NOA04522 

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02/04/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

05/12/2026held for consideration in higher education

Go to topA04522 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HIGHER EDUCATION Chair:Hyndman 
DATE:05/12/2026AYE/NAY:17/6 Action: Held for Consideration HyndmanAyeSmullenNay

LupardoAyeSmithNay

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickAbsent

SimonAyeReillyAbsent

McDonaldAyeMillerNay

Bichotte HermelAyeGrayNay

McMahonAyePirozzoloNay

ButtenschonAyeSempolinskiNay

ClarkAye

ForrestExcused

Chandler-WatermAye

SeawrightAye

EachusAye

SayeghAye

ReyesAye

GriffinAye

KellesAye

O'PharrowAye

Go to topA04522 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA04522 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4522

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the Physical
 Therapy Licensure Compact (Part A); to amend the education law, in
 relation to adopting the Interstate Occupational Therapy Compact (Part
 B); and to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the
 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (Part C)

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. This act enacts into law components of legislation enacting
 2 the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, the Interstate Occupational
 3 Therapy Compact, and the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Inter-
 4 state Compact. Each component is wholly contained within a Part identi-
 5 fied as Parts A through C. The effective date for each particular
 6 provision contained within such Part is set forth in the last section of
 7 such Part. Any provision in any section contained within a Part, includ-
 8 ing the effective date of the Part, which makes reference to a section
 9 "of this act", when used in connection with that particular component,
 10 shall be deemed to mean and refer to the corresponding section of the
 11 Part in which it is found. Section three of this act sets forth the
 12 general effective date of this act.

 13 PART A

 14 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6744
 15 to read as follows:
 16 § 6744. Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. The physical therapy
 17 licensure compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all
 18 jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as
 19 follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07079-02-5

 A. 4522 2

 1 PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT
 2 SECTION 1.
 3 PURPOSE

 4 The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of
 5 physical therapy with the goal of improving public access to physical
 6 therapy services. The practice of physical therapy occurs in the state
 7 where the patient/client is located at the time of the patient/client
 8 encounter. The Compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to
 9 protect public health and safety through the current system of state
 10 licensure.
 11 This Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:
 12 1. Increase public access to physical therapy services by providing
 13 for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses;
 14 2. Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and
 15 safety;
 16 3. Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multi-
 17 state physical therapy practice;
 18 4. Support spouses of relocating military members;
 19 5. Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary
 20 information between member states; and
 21 6. Allow a remote state to hold a provider of services with