New York S 8737: Establishes a temporary practice authorization program for certain nurses

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Establishes a temporary practice authorization program for retired registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to practice in the facility they previously worked to provide supplemental staffing support.

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8737

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 establishing a tempo-
 rary practice authorization program for certain nurses

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

 1 Section 1. Section 6907 of the education law, as amended by chapter
 2 994 of the laws of 1971 and as renumbered by chapter 50 of the laws of
 3 1972, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 315 of the laws of 1981,
 4 subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 62 of the laws of 1989 and subdivi-
 5 sion 5 as amended by chapter 110 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read
 6 as follows:
 7 § 6907. Limited permits. 1. Graduate nurses. (a) A permit to practice
 8 as a registered professional nurse or a permit to practice as a licensed
 9 practical nurse may be issued by the department upon the filing of an
 10 application for a license as a registered professional nurse or as a
 11 licensed practical nurse and submission of such other information as the
 12 department may require to (i) graduates of schools of nursing registered
 13 by the department, (ii) graduates of schools of nursing approved in
 14 another state, province, or country or (iii) applicants for a license in
 15 practical nursing whose preparation is determined by the department to
 16 be the equivalent of that required in this state.
 17 [2.] (b) Such limited permit shall expire one year from the date of
 18 issuance or upon notice to the applicant by the department that the
 19 application for license has been denied, or ten days after notification
 20 to the applicant of failure on the professional licensing examination,
 21 whichever shall first occur. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions
 22 of this [subdivision] paragraph, if the applicant is waiting the result
 23 of a licensing examination at the time such limited permit expires, such
 24 permit shall continue to be valid until ten days after notification to
 25 the applicant of the results of such examination.
 26 [3.] (c) A limited permit shall entitle the holder to practice nursing
 27 only under the supervision of a nurse currently registered in this state
 28 and with the endorsement of the employing agency.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14345-01-6

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 1 [4. Fees.] (d) The fee for each limited permit shall be thirty-five
 2 dollars.
 3 [5.] (e) Graduates of schools of nursing registered by the department
 4 may be employed to practice nursing under supervision of a professional
 5 nurse currently registered in this state and with the endorsement of the
 6 employing agency for ninety days immediately following graduation from a
 7 program in nursing and pending receipt of a limited permit for which an
 8 application has been filed as provided in this section.
 9 2. Temporary practice authorization program. (a) There is hereby
 10 established a temporary practice authorization program for the purpose
 11 of allowing the temporary practice of retired registered professional
 12 nurses and retired licensed practical nurses in the facility such nurse
 13 had previously worked. Provided, however, that an individual who
 14 becomes licensed through the temporary practice authorization program
 15 must live in New York state, have retired within the last eight years
 16 and commit to work for the entity for which they were temporarily
 17 authorized to practice for a