New York A 8148: Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games sliding sports competitions

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A08148 Summary:

BILL NOA08148 

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Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games sliding sports competitions, Lake Placid 2026.

Go to top A08148 Actions:

BILL NOA08148 

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05/02/2025referred to higher education

05/06/2025reported 

05/08/2025advanced to third reading cal.136

05/12/2025substituted by s7636

&nbspS07636 AMEND= RYAN C

&nbsp04/24/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

&nbsp05/01/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.911

&nbsp05/12/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/12/2025referred to higher education

&nbsp05/12/2025substituted for a8148

&nbsp05/12/2025ordered to third reading cal.136

&nbsp05/12/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/12/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/01/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/05/2025VETOED MEMO.95

Go to topA08148 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HIGHER EDUCATION Chair:Hyndman 
DATE:05/06/2025AYE/NAY:26/0 Action: Favorable HyndmanAyeSmullenAye

LupardoAyeSmithAye

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickAye

SimonAyeReillyAye

McDonaldAyeMillerAye

Bichotte HermelAyeGrayAye

McMahonAyePirozzoloAye

ButtenschonAyeSempolinskiAye

ClarkAye

ForrestAye

Chandler-WatermAye

SeawrightAye

EachusAye

SayeghAye

ReyesAye

GriffinAye

KellesAye

O'PharrowAye

Go to topA08148 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA08148 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8148

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 2, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT in relation to authorizing certain health care professionals
 licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state
 in connection with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games sliding
 sports competitions, Lake Placid 2026; 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 other provision of law to the contrary,
 2 any person who is licensed or certified as a physician, physician's
 3 assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist,
 4 optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency medical technician,
 5 podiatrist, or athletic trainer, by a foreign government, may provide
 6 professional services within this state without first being licensed
 7 pursuant to the provisions of title 8 of the education law or certified
 8 pursuant to the provisions in the public health law, as may be applica-
 9 ble, to the team athletes, coaches, staff and delegations originating
 10 from such foreign government, in connection with the Milan Cortina
 11 Winter Olympic Games sliding sports competitions in Lake Placid 2026.
 12 Such services shall be limited to athletes and personnel in relation to
 13 the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games sliding sports competitions, Lake
 14 Placid 2026, between the dates of January 27, 2026 and February 25,
 15 2026.
 16 § 2. Any person who is licensed or certified as a physician, physi-
 17 cian's assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor,
 18 dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency medical tech-
 19 nician, podiatrist, or athletic trainer, in another state or territory
 20 who is in good standing in such state or territory, and who has been
 21 appointed by the Olympic Regional Development Authority to provide
 22 professional services at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games sliding

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11768-02-5

 A. 8148 2

 1 sports competitions, Lake Placid 2026, may provide such professional
 2 services to team athletes, coaches, staff and delegations from such
 3 state or territory registered to train or compete in the Milan Cortina
 4 Winter Olympic Games sliding sports competitions, Lake Placid 2026,
 5 without first being licensed pursuant to the provisions of title 8 o