Expands the description of certain services which are not prohibited by statutes governing the practice of nursing

Latest action Mar 17, 2026

Expands the description of certain services which are not prohibited by statutes governing the practice of nursing, including direct support staff to nurses.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A7284, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Education Law.

Committee

Higher Education · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Higher Education · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill would authorize direct support staff in non-facility OPWDD programs to provide nursing services under the instruction of a service recipient, family, or household member as determined by a registered professional nurse.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 17, 2026Result: passed
(58) (4) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Higher Education
Senate Higher EducationMar 10, 2026Result: passed
(11) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 9, 2025Result: passed
(59) (3) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 9, 2025Result: passed
(21) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Amy Paulin, Andrew Hevesi and 5 more on Agora

Democratic6
Republican1

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Patricia Fahy says this is needed

The Department of Health has a program called CDPAP by some and CDPAS by others that allow employees to administer medication with appropriate training. Allowing it for elderly and not for people with disabilities makes little sense. Some people who receive OPWDD services also receive the DOH services, so they will clock out of their OPWDD-funded position, clock into their DOH job, administer the medication, and then go back on the OPWDD program payroll. Direct Support Professionals can also be trained to administer medication in a provider-controlled building but not a building that the family owns. This bill would allow greater flex- ibility for the performance of certain nursing tasks by unlicensed employees of providers certified by OPWDD in non-certified community- based settings. This would allow more individuals to remain in or tran- sition to more independent settings, decreasing the reliance on certi- fied residential settings.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Mar 17, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 17, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 17, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly
Mar 12, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 11, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (11 earlier events)

Mar 10, 2026
1ST Report CAL.518
1ST REPORT CAL.518
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1696
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1696
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly
Mar 24, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly
Mar 10, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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