New York A 11220: Relates to physical therapist assistants

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A11220 Summary:

BILL NOA11220 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09997

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SPONSORHyndman

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COSPNSRKelles, Griffin, Zinerman

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §6738, Ed L

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Changes the definition of continuous supervision in relation to physical therapist assistants in both the home care setting and school setting by eliminating the joint visit requirement with the patient by the supervising licensed physical therapist and the licensed physical therapist assistant.

Go to top A11220 Actions:

BILL NOA11220 

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05/01/2026referred to higher education

06/04/2026reference changed to ways and means

06/05/2026reported referred to rules

06/05/2026reported 

06/05/2026rules report cal.613

06/05/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.613

06/05/2026substituted by s9997

&nbspS09997 AMEND= STAVISKY

&nbsp04/21/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

&nbsp05/05/20261ST REPORT CAL.926

&nbsp05/06/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/07/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/14/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/14/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/14/2026referred to higher education

&nbsp06/05/2026substituted for a11220

&nbsp06/05/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.613

&nbsp06/05/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/05/2026returned to senate

Go to topA11220 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/05/2026AYE/NAY:31/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoExcused

RamosAyeManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenExcused

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/05/2026AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeBrabenecAye

DinowitzAyePalmesanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

MagnarelliAyeSmithAye

PaulinAyeJensenAye

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA11220 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA11220 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11220

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 1, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to physical therapist
 assistants

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision c of section 6738 of the education law, as
 2 amended by chapter 511 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 c. For the purposes of the provision of physical therapist assistant
 5 services in a home care services setting, as such services are defined
 6 in article thirty-six of the public health law, except that the home
 7 care services setting shall not include early intervention services as
 8 defined in title two-A of article twenty-five of the public health law,
 9 whether such services are provided by a home care services agency or
 10 under the supervision of a physical therapist licensed pursuant to this
 11 article, continuous supervision of a licensed physical therapist assist-
 12 ant, who has had direct clinical experience for a period of not less
 13 than two years, by a licensed physical therapist shall not be construed
 14 as requiring the physical presence of such licensed physical therapist
 15 at the time and place where such services are performed. For purposes of
 16 this subdivision "continuous supervision" shall be deemed to include:
 17 (i) the licensed physical therapist's setting of goals, establishing a
 18 plan of care and determining whether the patient is appropriate to
 19 receive the services of a licensed physical therapist assistant subject
 20 to the licensed physical therapist's evaluation; (ii) [an initial joint
 21 visit with the patient by the supervising licensed physical therapist
 22 and the licensed physical therapist assistant; (iii)] per