Senate Bill S7061

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires mandatory continuing education for mental health practioners

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • 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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2011-S7061 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10142
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8412, amd §§8402, 8403, 8404 & 8405, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2900, A3652
2015-2016: A4219
2017-2018: A3436
2019-2020: A3888
2021-2022: A6008

2011-S7061 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2011-S7061 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7061 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7061

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 26, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed 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 8412
to read as follows:
  S 8412. 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
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT MAY BE GRANTED BY THE DEPARTMENT  FOR  REASONS  OF
HEALTH  CERTIFIED  BY  AN  APPROPRIATE  HEALTH  CARE  PROFESSIONAL,  FOR
EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, OR  FOR

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

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