Authorizes certain medical professionals certified by a foreign government or another state or territory to provide medical services during the FIFA Club World…

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Authorizes certain medical professionals certified by a foreign government or another state or territory to provide medical services during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and the FIFA World Cup 26

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Latest action May 23, 2025

Authorizes any person who is licensed or certified as a physician, physician's assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency medical technician, podiatrist or athletic trainer by a foreign government or another state or territory to provide medical services during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and the FIFA World Cup 26.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A8149, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Committee

Higher Education · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Higher Education · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This authorizes certain medical professionals certified by a foreign government or another state or territory to provide medical services during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and the FIFA World Cup 26.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 12, 2025Result: passed
(57) (0) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesMay 1, 2025Result: passed
(18) (0) (0) (3)

Cosponsors

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

Democratic1

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why José M. Serrano says this is needed

The FIFA World Cup, run by the Federation Internationale de Football Association, will be holding events within the state of New York for the FIFA Club World C'ap 2025 and the FIFA World Cup 26. Sporting corpo- rations such as FIFA often provide their athletes and related staff with their own medical providers to monitor the health of their athletes before, during, and after the event. Because these medical professionals may come from the same countries or states that the players come from, these professionals are often licensed by other states, countries, or territories. Despite the state of New York having its own licensure standards and requirements, the state typically grants these medical professionals temporary authorization to practice in New York within their scope of practice to provide support medical services necessary for the safe functioning of the event.

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

May 23, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
May 23, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.134
NY Senate
May 12, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 12, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.137
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.137
NY Assembly
May 12, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly

Show full history (8 earlier events)

May 12, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 12, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly
May 12, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A8149
NY Assembly
May 8, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading CAL.137
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.137
NY Assembly
May 6, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
May 2, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly
May 1, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.910
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.910
NY Senate
Apr 23, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Senate

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