A 2643: Permits certain licensed athletic trainers who are licensed to practice in another state, territory or country to provide athletic training services to athletes and team personnel at a discrete sanctioned team sporting event or performance in this state.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2643 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting certain licensed athletic trainers to practice in New York state if they are licensed to practice in another state or territory The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 8356 of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 3 4. (a) Any athletic trainer who is licensed and in good standing in 4 another state or territory, and who has a written agreement to provide 5 athletic training services to athletes and team personnel of a United 6 States sports team recognized by the United States Olympic and Paralym- 7 pic Committees or an out-of-state secondary school, an institution of 8 postsecondary education, a professional or amateur athletic organization 9 sports team, or a performing arts troupe, may provide athletic training 10 services to such athletes and team personnel at a discrete sanctioned 11 team sporting event or performance in this state as defined by the 12 commissioner in regulations, provided such services are provided only to 13 such athletes and team personnel at the discrete sanctioned team sport- 14 ing event or performance. Any such athletic training services shall be 15 provided only five days before through three days after each discrete 16 sanctioned team sporting event or traveling performance. 17 (b) Any person practicing as an athletic trainer in this state pursu- 18 ant to this subdivision shall be subject to the personal and subject 19 matter jurisdiction and disciplinary and regulatory authority of the 20 board of regents as if such person is a licensee and as if the exemption 21 pursuant to this subdivision is a license. Such individual shall comply 22 with applicable provisions of the rules of the board of regents, and the 23 regulations of the commissioner, relating to professional misconduct, 24 disciplinary proceedings and penalties for professional misconduct. 25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05788-01-5