Assembly Bill A3263

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires providers of behavioral health services to obtain a license to engage in such practice

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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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2009-A3263 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 167 ยงยง8800 - 8814, Ed L

2009-A3263 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires providers of behavioral health services to obtain a license to engage in such practice; creates the New York state advisory board for behavioral health services; mandates certain requirements for licensure as a behavioral health practitioner.

2009-A3263 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3263

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CHRISTENSEN, MARKEY -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring licensing of
  behavioral health practitioners

  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 article 167 to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 167
                       BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
SECTION 8800. INTRODUCTION.
        8801. DEFINITION OF THE PRACTICE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.
        8802. DEFINITIONS.
        8803. USE OF THE TITLE "LICENSED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER"
                OR "LBHP".
        8804. NEW  YORK  STATE  ADVISORY  BOARD  FOR  BEHAVIORAL  HEALTH
                SERVICES.
        8805. REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE.
        8806. LIMITED PERMITS.
        8807. EXEMPT PERSONS.
        8808. RENEWAL OF LICENSURE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION.
        8809. RECIPROCITY; ENDORSEMENT.
        8810. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR  REVOCATION  OF  PROFES-
                SIONAL LICENSURE.
        8811. PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION.
        8812. UNLAWFUL PRACTICE.
        8813. SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
        8814. SEPARABILITY.
  S  8800.  INTRODUCTION. THIS ARTICLE APPLIES TO THE PROFESSIONAL PRAC-
TICE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH  SERVICES.  THE  GENERAL  PROVISIONS  FOR  ALL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05532-01-9

              

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