Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games sliding sports competitions, Lake Placid 2026.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8148
SPONSOR: Jones TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to authorizing certain health care professionals
licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in
connection with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games sliding sports
competitions, Lake Placid 2026; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to allow certain health care professionals
to perform services at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games sliding
sports competitions, Lake Placid 2026.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one would authorize individuals who are licensed or certified by
a foreign government as a physician, physician assistant, massage thera-
pist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse
practitioner, emergency medical technician or podiatrist to provide
professional services to athletes, coaches, staff, and delegations from
originating from such foreign government during the Milan Cortina Winter
Olympic Games sliding sports competitions.
Section two would authorize individuals who are licensed or certified by
another state or territory as a physician, physician assistant, massage
therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse
practitioner, emergency medical technician or podiatrist, to provide
professional services to athletes, coaches, staff and delegations from
such state or territory during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games
sliding sports competitions. Such individual must be appointed by the
Olympic Regional Development Authority and in good standing in their
state or territory.
Section three would provide the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be hosted by the cities of Milan and
Coftina in Italy. In the event that Italy's facilities for sliding
sports competitions aren't ready for the Olympic games, Lake Placid has
been designated a backup site for such competitions. This legislation
would allow certain licensed or certified health care professionals from
other countries, states, and territories to provide services to the
athletes, coaches, staff and delegations originating from such profes-
sional's country, state, or territory.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act would take effect January 27, 2026 and expire and be deemed
repealed February 25, 2026.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8148
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 2, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Higher Education
AN ACT in relation to authorizing certain health care professionals
licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state
in connection with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games sliding
sports competitions, Lake Placid 2026; and providing for the repeal of
such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
2 any person who is licensed or certified as a physician, physician's
3 assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist,
4 optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency medical technician,
5 podiatrist, or athletic trainer, by a foreign government, may provide
6 professional services within this state without first being licensed
7 pursuant to the provisions of title 8 of the education law or certified
8 pursuant to the provisions in the public health law, as may be applica-
9 ble, to the team athletes, coaches, staff and delegations originating
10 from such foreign government, in connection with the Milan Cortina
11 Winter Olympic Games sliding sports competitions in Lake Placid 2026.
12 Such services shall be limited to athletes and personnel in relation to
13 the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games sliding sports competitions, Lake
14 Placid 2026, between the dates of January 27, 2026 and February 25,
15 2026.
16 § 2. Any person who is licensed or certified as a physician, physi-
17 cian's assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor,
18 dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency medical tech-
19 nician, podiatrist, or athletic trainer, in another state or territory
20 who is in good standing in such state or territory, and who has been
21 appointed by the Olympic Regional Development Authority to provide
22 professional services at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games sliding
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11768-02-5
A. 8148 2
1 sports competitions, Lake Placid 2026, may provide such professional
2 services to team athletes, coaches, staff and delegations from such
3 state or territory registered to train or compete in the Milan Cortina
4 Winter Olympic Games sliding sports competitions, Lake Placid 2026,
5 without first being licensed pursuant to the provisions of title 8 of
6 the education law or certified pursuant to the provisions of the public
7 health law, as may be applicable. Such services shall be limited to team
8 athletes, coaches, staff and delegations in relation to the Milan Corti-
9 na Winter Olympic Games, Lake Placid 2026, between the dates of January
10 27, 2026 and February 25, 2026.
11 § 3. This act shall take effect January 27, 2026 and shall expire and
12 be deemed repealed February 25, 2026.
