New York S 3108: Relates to a podiatry study and report by the commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of health

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S03108 Summary:

BILL NOS03108 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05097

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SPONSORCOONEY

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COSPNSRWEBB

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Amd §7001, Ed L

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Relates to a podiatry study and report by the commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of health on the implementation of chapter 438 of the laws of 2012, as amended, authorizing the issuance of a privilege to perform podiatric standard or advanced ankle surgery and the impact of granting such a privilege on access to and quality of podiatric ankle surgery; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS03108 

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01/23/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3108

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 23, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. COONEY, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to a podiatry study

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

 1 Section 1. Section 7001 of the education law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
 3 4. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of health,
 4 shall study and issue a report on the implementation of chapter four
 5 hundred thirty-eight of the laws of two thousand twelve, as amended,
 6 authorizing the issuance of a privilege to perform podiatric standard or
 7 advanced ankle surgery. Such study and report shall evaluate the impact
 8 of granting such a privilege on access to and quality of podiatric ankle
 9 surgery. Such report shall include, but not be limited to:
 10 (a) the application for and granting of privileges, including but not
 11 limited to: the number of podiatrists who have applied for the privilege
 12 to perform podiatric standard ankle surgery; the number of podiatrists
 13 who have obtained the privilege to perform podiatric standard ankle
 14 surgery: the number of podiatrists who have applied for the privilege to
 15 perform podiatric advanced ankle surgery; and the number of podiatrists
 16 who have obtained the privilege to perform podiatric advanced ankle
 17 surgery;
 18 (b) the use of an ankle surgery limited permit to allow podiatrists to
 19 obtain the additional training and experience required to obtain a
 20 podiatric standard or advanced ankle surgery privilege including the
 21 number of podiatrists who have applied for a limited ankle surgery
 22 permit for the purpose of obtaining the privilege to perform podiatric
 23 standard ankle surgery; the number of podiatrists who have applied for a
 24 limited ankle surgery permit for the purpose of obtaining the privilege
 25 to perform podiatric advanced ankle surgery; the number of podiatrists
 26 who have obtained a limited ankle surgery permit for the purpose of
 27 obtaining the privilege to perform podiatric standard ankle surgery; and
 28 the number of podiatrists who have obtained a limited ankle surgery

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03274-01-5

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 1 permit for the purpose of obtaining the privilege to perform podiatric
 2 advanced ankle surgery;
 3 (c) the types of settings and number within each setting where podia-
 4 trists obtained the required experience and performed the requisite
 5 number of surgeries as required under the education law and the commis-
 6 sioner's regulations to qualify for a privilege and any systemic chal-
 7 lenges podiatrists have faced in obtaining the requisite training and
 8 experience. This includes the number of podiatric schools and colleges
 9 in New York state that established programs to allow candidates to
 10 obtain the requisite education and experience required under the educa-
 11 tion law to qualify for the privilege to perform podiatric standard or
 12 advanced ankle surgery and the number of agreements and/or partnerships
 13 these schools established with hospitals in New York state