Assembly Bill A4219

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires mandatory continuing education for mental health practitioners

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A4219 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8413, amd §§8402, 8403, 8404 & 8405, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10142
2013-2014: A3652
2017-2018: A3436
2019-2020: A3888
2021-2022: A6008

2015-A4219 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires thirty-six hours of mandatory continuing education for mental health practitioners during each triennial registration period; makes related provisions.

2015-A4219 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4219

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SKAR-
  TADOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to mandatory continuing
  education for mental health practitioners and clarifies  authorization
  to practice

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  8413
to read as follows:
  S  8413.  MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION. 1. REQUIREMENT OF CONTINUING
EDUCATION.
  (A) EACH LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY  THERA-
PIST,  PSYCHOANALYST,  AND  CREATIVE  ARTS THERAPIST REQUIRED UNDER THIS
ARTICLE TO REGISTER TRIENNIALLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO PRACTICE  IN  THE
STATE  SHALL  COMPLY  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF THE MANDATORY CONTINUING
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION
EXCEPT  AS  SET  FORTH  IN  PARAGRAPHS  (B) AND (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
LICENSED MENTAL  HEALTH  COUNSELORS,  MARRIAGE  AND  FAMILY  THERAPISTS,
PSYCHOANALYSTS  AND  CREATIVE  ARTS  THERAPISTS  WHO  DO NOT SATISFY THE
MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS  SHALL  NOT  PRACTICE  UNTIL
THEY  HAVE  MET SUCH REQUIREMENTS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN ISSUED A REGISTRA-
TION CERTIFICATE,  EXCEPT  THAT  A  LICENSED  MENTAL  HEALTH  COUNSELOR,
MARRIAGE  AND  FAMILY THERAPIST, PSYCHOANALYST, AND CREATIVE ARTS THERA-
PIST MAY PRACTICE WITHOUT HAVING MET SUCH REQUIREMENTS IF HE OR  SHE  IS
ISSUED  A  CONDITIONAL  REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
THREE OF THIS SECTION.
  (B) EACH LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY  THERA-
PIST,  PSYCHOANALYST,  AND  CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIST SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM
THE MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT FOR THE TRIENNIAL  REGIS-
TRATION  PERIOD DURING WHICH THEY ARE FIRST LICENSED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE INTENT OF THIS  SECTION,  ADJUSTMENT  TO  THE  MANDATORY  CONTINUING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07970-01-5
              

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