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.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8149
SPONSOR: Rivera TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to authorizing certain medical professionals certi-
fied 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; 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 during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and the FIFA
World Cup 26.
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 orig-
inating from such foreign government during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025
and FIFA World Cup 26.
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 FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and FIFA
World Cup 26. Such individuals must be appointed by the Federation
Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and in good standing in
their state or territory.
Section three would provide the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The United States will be hosting the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and
co-hosting the FIFA World Cup 26. These events will bring elite athletes
from all over the world to the US. 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 professional'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 June 1, 2025 and expire and be deemed
repealed July 31, 2026.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8149
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 2, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Higher Education
AN ACT in relation to authorizing certain medical professionals certi-
fied 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; 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 FIFA Club World Cup
11 2025 and the FIFA World Cup 26. Such services shall be limited to
12 athletes and personnel in relation to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025,
13 between the dates of June 1, 2025, and July 31, 2025, and the FIFA World
14 Cup 26, between the dates of June 1, 2026, and July 31, 2026.
15 § 2. Any person who is licensed or certified to practice as a physi-
16 cian, physician's assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist,
17 chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency
18 medical technician, podiatrist or athletic trainer in another state or
19 territory, who is in good standing in such state or territory, and who
20 has been appointed by the Federation Internationale de Football Associ-
21 ation (FIFA) to provide professional services at an event in this state
22 sanctioned by the Federation Internationale de Football Association
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (FIFA), may provide such professional services to team athletes, coach-
2 es, staff and delegations from such state or territory registered to
3 train at a location in this state or registered to compete in an event
4 conducted under the sanction of the Federation Internationale de Foot-
5 ball Association (FIFA) in this state without first being licensed
6 pursuant to the provisions of title 8 of the education law or certified
7 pursuant to the provisions of the public health law, as may be applica-
8 ble. Such services shall be limited to team athletes, coaches, staff and
9 delegations in relation to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, between the
10 dates of June 1, 2025, and July 31, 2025, and the FIFA World Cup 26,
11 between the dates of June 1, 2026, and July 31, 2026.
12 § 3. This act shall take effect June 1, 2025, and shall expire and be
13 deemed repealed July 31, 2026.
