New York S 10291: Authorizes university faculty practice corporations for the practice of occupational therapy

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S10291 Summary:

BILL NOS10291 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10436

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Amd §1412, N-PC L

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Authorizes licensed occupational therapists who are members of the faculty of a college or university with an accredited occupational therapy program to create a university faculty practice corporation for occupational therapy students to receive clinical instruction.

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BILL NOS10291 

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05/11/2026REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10291

 IN SENATE

 May 11, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ZELLNER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
 and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to
 authorizing university faculty practice corporations for the practice
 of occupational therapy

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions (a), (c) and (e) of section 1412 of the not-
 2 for-profit corporation law, as amended by chapter 323 of the laws of
 3 2012, are amended to read as follows:
 4 (a) Organization. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, one or
 5 more individuals who are duly authorized by law to render the same
 6 professional service, which shall be the practice of medicine, the prac-
 7 tice of dentistry, the practice of chiropractics, the practice of phys-
 8 ical therapy, the practice of occupational therapy, or the practice of
 9 optometry, and who are members of the faculty of the same accredited
 10 medical school, dental school, chiropractic college, college or univer-
 11 sity with an accredited doctor of physical therapy program, college or
 12 university with an accredited occupational therapy program, or optometry
 13 college, as applicable, in the state of New York may organize, or cause
 14 to be organized, a university faculty practice corporation under this
 15 article (1) for the purpose of supporting the educational mission of
 16 such school by providing clinical instruction and supervision of
 17 students of such school, interns and residents and, incident thereto,
 18 rendering professional services and (2) which shall be operated in
 19 compliance with (A) section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal
 20 revenue code and (B) the faculty practice plan with which members of the
 21 faculty of such school are required to comply, as amended from time to
 22 time.
 23 (c) Certificate of incorporation. The certificate of incorporation of
 24 a university faculty practice corporation shall meet the requirements of
 25 this chapter and shall have attached thereto a certificate or certif-
 26 icates issued by the licensing authority certifying that each of the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14909-01-6

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 1 proposed members, if any, directors and officers is authorized by law to
 2 practice the profession which the corporation is being organized to
 3 practice. The certificate shall also state (1) the name of the medical
 4 school, dental school, chiropractic college, college or university with
 5 an accredited doctor of physical therapy program, college or university
 6 with an accredited occupational therapy program, or optometry college,
 7 as applicable, in the state of New York of which the proposed members,
 8 if any, directors and officers are faculty and (2) that such corporation
 9 shall operate in compliance with (A) section 501(c)(3) of the United
 10 States internal revenue code and (B) the faculty practice plan with
 11 which members of the faculty of such school are required to comply, as
 12 amended from time to time.
 13 (e) Applicability of laws; members, directors and officers. This chap-
 14 ter shall be applicable to a university faculty practice corporation
 15 except to the extent that the provisions thereof conflict with this
 16 section. A university faculty practice corporation