New York A 4706: Includes chiropractors in health maintenance organizations

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A04706 Summary:

BILL NOA04706C

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SAME ASSAME AS S05860-C

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SPONSORClark

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COSPNSRLupardo, Simpson, Stirpe

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld §6556, amd §§6551, 6552, 6553, 6554 & 6555, add §§6556 & 6557, Ed L

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Expands the scope of chiropractic practice.

Go to top A04706 Actions:

BILL NOA04706C

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02/04/2025referred to higher education

05/20/2025amend and recommit to higher education

05/20/2025print number 4706a

06/02/2025amend and recommit to higher education

06/02/2025print number 4706b

01/07/2026referred to higher education

05/15/2026amend and recommit to higher education

05/15/2026print number 4706c

05/19/2026reported referred to codes

05/28/2026reported referred to ways and means

06/04/2026reported referred to rules

Go to topA04706 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HIGHER EDUCATION Chair:Hyndman 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:21/1 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes HyndmanAyeSmullenAye

LupardoAyeSmithAye

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickAye

SimonAyeReillyAye

McDonaldAyeMillerAye

Bichotte HermelExcusedGrayAye

McMahonAyePirozzoloAye

ButtenschonAyeSempolinskiAbsent

ClarkAye

ForrestExcused

Chandler-WatermAye

SeawrightAye

EachusNay

SayeghAye

ReyesExcused

GriffinAye

KellesAye

O'PharrowAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/28/2026AYE/NAY:18/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookExcusedReillyAye

LavineAyeMikulinExcused

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAbsent

CruzAye

BoresExcused

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

TaylorAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/04/2026AYE/NAY:31/1 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosAyeManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAbsent

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Go to topA04706 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA04706 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4706--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. CLARK, LUPARDO, SIMPSON -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the
 Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.
 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to modernizing the
 chiropractic scope of practice; and to repeal certain provisions of
 such law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Section 6551 of the education law, as added by chapter 987
 2 of the laws of 1971, paragraphs a and b of subdivision 2 as amended by
 3 chapter 450 of the laws of 1983, and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter
 4 683 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 6551. Definition of practice of chiropractic. 1. The practice of
 6 the profession of chiropractic is defined as [detecting and correcting
 7 by manual or mechanical means structural imbalance, distortion, or
 8 subluxations in the human body for the purpose of removing nerve inter-
 9 ference and the effects thereof, where such interference is the result
 10 of or related to distortion, misalignment or subluxation of or in the
 11 vertebral column. 2.] the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, detection
 12 and/or correction by manual, mechanical or other means, subluxations in
 13 the vertebral column and other articulations and the effects thereof;
 14 and/or the ability to treat soft tissue or neuromusculoskeletal dysfunc-
 15 tion for the restoration and maintenance of health.
 16 2.