New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S3822: Makes conforming changes reflecting the previously authorized scope of practice of nurse practitioners
Status: Signed into law, June 26, 2026
Makes conforming changes reflecting the previously authorized scope of practice of nurse practitioners; adds nurse practitioners as persons who can authorize or make certain determinations authorized to be made or determined by physicians.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law, the education law, the vehicle and traffic law, and the judiciary law, in relation to making conforming changes reflecting the previously authorized scope of practice of nurse practitioners.
From the introduced text, January 30, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the public health law, the education law, the vehicle and traffic law, and the judiciary law, in relation to making conforming changes reflecting the previously authorized scope of practice of nurse practitioners THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 28 and 31 of section 206 of the public health law, subdivision 28 as added by chapter 496 of the laws of 2011 and subdivision 31 as added by chapter 500 of the laws of 2021, are amended to read as follows: 28. The commissioner shall assist the commissioner of education in developing rules and regulations, relating to pupils who suffer mild traumatic brain injuries AND THE PHYSICIANS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS AUTHORIZED TO EVALUATE SUCH PUPILS, in accordance with subdivision forty-two of section three hundred five of the education law, and provide for the posting on the department's internet website of such information as shall be required pursuant to such subdivision. 31. The commissioner shall develop information, in conjunction with the commissioner of education related to students who exhibit signs or symptoms of pending or increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest. Such information shall include, but not be limited to, the definition of sudden cardiac arrest, signs and symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest, AND …
Sponsors
- Gustavo Rivera (D, 33) · primary sponsor
- George Borrello (R, 57)
- Siela Bynoe (D, 6)
- Robert Jackson (D, 31)
- John Liu (D, 16)
- Peter Oberacker (R, 51)
- William Weber (R, 38)
- Alexis Weik (R, 8)
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.159
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.532
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR A1942
- : REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Votes
- FLOOR Vote (June 4, 2026): 59 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Higher Education Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 5, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Higher Education Committee Vote (May 5, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Health Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (April 21, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Health Committee Vote (April 21, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Health Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 20, 2025): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is S3822?
- S3822 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Makes conforming changes reflecting the previously authorized scope of practice of nurse practitioners.
- What does S3822 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law, the education law, the vehicle and traffic law, and the judiciary law, in relation to making conforming changes reflecting the previously authorized scope of practice of nurse practitioners.
- What is the status of S3822?
- Signed into law as of June 26, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.159 (June 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3822?
- Gustavo Rivera (D, 33), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S3822?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3822
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