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NY A05238

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Karines Reyes

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands locations where limited medical permit holders can practice under physician supervision to include tribal patient care facilities, prisons, schools, universities, community health centers, federally qualified health centers, and private offices/clinics with at least four supervising physicians (maintaining a 2:1 permittee-to-physician ratio)

  • Changes limited permit duration to two years with biennial renewal, removing language that made renewals solely at the department's discretion

  • Prohibits the Department of Education from denying a limited permit renewal based solely on the number of previous permits issued to the applicant

  • Amends Section 6525 of the education law regarding limited permits to practice medicine

Legislative Description

Provides that limited permits to practice medicine may be renewed biennially; expands the types of facilities where permitees may practice; authorizes permits to be renewed at the discretion of the department of education; provides that such department shall not deny a limited permit based solely on the previous number of authorizations of such permits issued to the applicant.

Last Action

referred to higher education

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Higher Education2/12/2025

Full Bill Text

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