ny-EDU-22-26-00018-A: Shared pharmacy services

I.D. No. EDU-22-26-00018-A Filing No. 865 Filing Date: 2026-09-15 Effective Date: 2026-09-30 PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Pro- cedureAct, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action: Action taken: Amendment of sections 63.8 and 63.18 of Title 8 NYCRR. Statutory authority: Education Law, sections 207, 6504, 6507, 6802, 6808-b and 6809; L. 2024, ch. 49 13 Rule MakingActivities Subject: Shared pharmacy services. Purpose: To conform the Commissioner’s regulations with Chapter 491 of the Laws of 2024. Text or summary was published in the June 3, 2026 issue of the Register, I.D. No. EDU-22-26-00018-EP. Final rule as compared with last published rule: No changes. Text of rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from: Joshua Dingman, NYS Education Department, Office of Counsel, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234, (518) 474-6400, email: legal@nysed.gov Initial Review of Rule As a rule that requires a RFA, RAFA or JIS, this rule will be initially reviewed in the calendar year 2029, which is no later than the 3rd year af- ter the year in which this rule is being adopted. Assessment of Public Comment The agency received no public comment. PROPOSED RULE MAKING NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Athletic Trainers, and Extra Class AthleticActivities I.D. No. EDU-39-26-00028-P PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Pro- cedureAct, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule: Proposed Action: Amendment of sections 136.5 and 136.9 of Title 8 NYCRR. Statutory authority: Education Law, sections 101, 207, 305, 923 and 8351; L. 2026, ch. 159; L. 2023, ch. 733 Subject: Nurse practitioners (NPs), athletic trainers, and extra class athletic activities. Purpose: To authorize NPs to evaluate students for concussion or sudden cardiac arrest and to clarify athletic trainers are licensed. Text of proposed rule: Section 136.5 of the Regulations of the Commis- sioner of Education is amended to read as follows: Section 136.5 Concussion management and awareness (a)… (b) Course of instruction. (1) Each school coach, physical education teacher, nurse and [certi- fied] licensed athletic trainer, who works with and/or provides instruction to pupils engaged in school sponsored athletic activities, shall complete, on a biennial basis, a course of instruction relating to recognizing the symptoms of mild traumatic brain injuries and monitoring and seeking proper medical treatment for pupils who suffer mild traumatic brain injuries. (2)… (3)… (c)… (d) Removal from athletic activities. (1)… (2)… [(2)](3) No such pupil shall resume athletic activity until the pupil has been symptom free for not less than 24 hours, and has been evaluated by and received written and signed authorization from a licensed physi- cian or certified nurse practitioner; and for extra class athletic activities in public schools, has received clearance from the director of school health services to participate in such activ