New York S 6329: Relates to the license requirements for the practice of respiratory therapy

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S06329 Summary:

BILL NOS06329A

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SAME ASSAME AS A00236-A

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SPONSORGOUNARDES

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COSPNSRPALUMBO

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§8504 & 8510, Ed L

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Relates to the license requirements for the practice of respiratory therapy; requires additional education.

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BILL NOS06329A

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03/10/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

05/09/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

05/09/2025PRINT NUMBER 6329A

05/20/20251ST REPORT CAL.1177

05/21/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/22/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6329--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Educa-
 tion -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the license require-
 ments for the practice of respiratory therapy

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 8504 of the education law, as
 2 added by chapter 817 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
 3 2. Education: have received an education, including completion of an
 4 approved associate degree program in respiratory therapy or in a program
 5 determined by the department to be the equivalent. To continue to
 6 maintain registration as a licensed respiratory therapist in New York
 7 state, licensees must subsequently attain, within six years of their
 8 initial licensure as a respiratory therapist, a baccalaureate degree
 9 or higher in respiratory therapy, or in a program determined by the
 10 department to be the equivalent. The department, in its discretion, may
 11 issue a temporary educational exemption to a licensee who is unable to
 12 complete the baccalaureate degree due to a lack of access to educational
 13 programs. Licensees seeking a temporary educational exemption shall
 14 provide a copy of their application to two different baccalaureate
 15 programs and the corresponding letters from both programs that the
 16 applicant is not accepted due to a limited number of seats available in
 17 the program. Temporary educational exemptions issued pursuant to this
 18 subdivision shall be for a single three year period. The fee for such a
 19 temporary educational exemption shall be the same as, and in addition
 20 to, the fee for the triennial registration. Any licensee who is noti-
 21 fied of the denial of a registration for failure to complete the addi-
 22 tional educational requirements and who practices as a licensed respir-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00827-02-5

 S. 6329--A 2

 1 atory therapist without such registration may be subject to disciplinary
 2 proceedings pursuant to section sixty-five hundred ten of this title;
 3 § 2. Section 8510 of the education law, as added by chapter 817 of the
 4 laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 8510. Requirements for licensure as a respiratory therapy techni-
 6 cian. 1. To qualify for a license as a respiratory therapy technician an
 7 applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
 8 [1.] (a) Application: file an application with the department;
 9 [2.] (b) Education: have received an education including completion of
 10 high school or its equivalent and have completed an approved one-year
 11 certificate respiratory therapy education program, or a program deter-
 12 mined equivalent, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
 13 [3.] (c) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in
 14 accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
 15 [4.] (d) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board
 16 and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
 17 [5.] (e) Age: be at least eighteen years of age;
 18 [6.] (f)