New York 2025 Session Status: Passed Senate

S9997 — Relates to physical therapist assistants

Last action — Passed Assembly

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced April 21, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Assembly.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

The bill updates supervision rules for physical therapist assistants in home care and schools.

This legislation changes how physical therapist assistants are supervised by removing the requirement for joint patient visits with their supervising physical therapists. It aims to modify the definition of continuous supervision in specific settings.

What this means for you
  • Workers: For physical therapist assistants, this means they may have more autonomy in their roles without requiring direct patient visits with their supervisors.

Summary

Changes the definition of continuous supervision in relation to physical therapist assistants in both the home care setting and school setting by eliminating the joint visit requirement with the patient by the supervising licensed physical therapist and the licensed physical therapist assistant.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. RETURNED TO SENATE

  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.613

  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A11220

  5. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. PASSED SENATE

  8. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  9. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  10. 1ST REPORT CAL.926

  11. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

healthcare education
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Frequently asked questions

What does S9997 do?
Changes the definition of continuous supervision in relation to physical therapist assistants in both the home care setting and school setting by eliminating the joint visit requirement with the patient by the supervising licensed physical therapist and the licensed physical therapist assistant.
Who sponsors S9997?
S9997 is sponsored by Toby Ann Stavisky.
What is the current status of S9997?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced April 21, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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