New York S 8341: Establishes a temporary practice authorization program for certain medical professionals to practice in underserved areas

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S08341 Summary:

BILL NOS08341A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08472-B

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SPONSORSTAVISKY

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COSPNSRGALLIVAN

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§6907 & 6525, Ed L

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Establishes a temporary practice authorization program for physicians, registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to practice in underserved areas.

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BILL NOS08341A

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06/03/2025REFERRED TO RULES

06/09/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO RULES

06/09/2025PRINT NUMBER 8341A

06/12/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.2021

06/13/2025PASSED SENATE

06/13/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/13/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8341--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 June 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. STAVISKY, GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a tempo-
 rary practice authorization program for certain medical professionals
 to practice in underserved areas; 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. 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11922-08-5

 S. 8341--A 2

 1 of this [subdivision] paragraph, if the applicant is waiting the result
 2 of a licensing examination at the time such limited permit expires, such
 3 permit shall continue to be valid until ten days after notification to
 4 the applicant of the results of such examination.
 5 [3.] (c) A limited permit shall entitle the holder to practice nursing
 6 only under the supervision of a nurse currently registered in this state
 7 and with the endorsement of the employing agency.
 8 [4. Fees.] (d) The fee for each limited permit shall be thirty-five
 9 dollars.
 10 [5.] (e) Graduates of schools of nursing registered by the department
 11 may be employed to practice nursing under supervision of a professional
 12 nurse currently registered in this state and with the endorsement of the
 13 employing agency for ninety days immediately following graduation from a
 14 program in nursing and pending receipt of a limited permit for which an
 15 application has been filed as provided in this section.
 16 2. Temporary practice authorization program. (a) There is hereby
 17