New York A 3798: Provides that chiropractors may perform certain services including certifying disability

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A03798 Summary:

BILL NOA03798 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04010

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Amd §459, RPT L; amd §404-a, V & T L; amd §902, Ed L

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Provides that chiropractors may certify disability for handicapped parking and real property tax purposes and be employed by school districts to assist medical inspectors.

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BILL NOA03798 

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01/30/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3798

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to enabling
 chiropractors to certify disability; to amend the vehicle and traffic
 law, in relation to enabling chiropractors to certify disability for
 the purpose of issuance of handicapped license plates and registra-
 tion; and to amend the education law, in relation to enabling chiro-
 practors to be employed by school districts to provide school health
 services

 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 459 of the real property tax law,
 2 as amended by chapter 265 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 2. To qualify as physically disabled for the purposes of this section,
 5 an individual shall submit to the assessor a certified statement from a
 6 physician or chiropractor licensed to practice in the state on a form
 7 prescribed and made available by the commissioner which states that the
 8 individual has a permanent physical impairment which substantially
 9 limits one or more of such individual's major life activities, except
 10 that an individual who has obtained a certificate from the state commis-
 11 sion for the blind stating that such individual is legally blind may
 12 submit such certificate in lieu of a physician's certified statement.
 13 § 2. Subdivision 4 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 404-a
 14 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 376 of the laws of
 15 2015, are amended to read as follows:
 16 4. Issue of plates. The commissioner shall issue sets of plates to
 17 such person in accordance with subdivision two of this section with
 18 proof of such disability of such person or such members of [his or her]
 19 such person's family certified by a physician, physician assistant,
 20 chiropractor or nurse practitioner, to the extent authorized by law and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07231-01-5

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 1 consistent with subdivision three of section six thousand nine hundred
 2 two of the education law, or podiatrist pursuant to subdivision four-a
 3 of this section or optometrist pursuant to subdivision four-b of this
 4 section, to the satisfaction of the commissioner who is empowered to
 5 carry out the effects of this section by formulating rules and regu-
 6 lations.
 7 For the purposes of this section, a "severely disabled person" shall
 8 mean any person having any one or more of the following impairments,
 9 disabilities or conditions which are permanent in nature:
 10 (a) Has limited or no use of one or both lower limbs;
 11 (b) Has a neuro-muscular dysfunction which severely limits mobility;
 12 (c) Has a physical or mental impairment or condition which is other
 13 than those specified above, but is of such nature as to impose unusual
 14 hardship in utilization of public transportation facilities and such
 15 condition is certified by a physician, physician assistant or nurse
 16 practitioner, to the extent authorized by law and consistent with subdi-
 17 vision three of section six thousand nine hundred two of the education
 18 law, duly licensed to practice in this state, or, pursuant to subdivi-
 19 sion four-a of this section, a podiatrist duly licensed to practice
 20 podiatry in this state or, pursuant to subdivision four-