S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10284
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 20, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to granting mental health
practitioners the authority to diagnose in certain United States
veterans administration facilities; and providing for the repeal of
such provisions upon expiration thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section1. Section 8411 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
4. A PROGRAM OR FACILITY OPERATED, FUNDED, OR ADMINISTERED BY THE
UNITED STATES VETERANS ADMINISTRATION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK MAY
PARTICIPATE IN A PILOT PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS EMPLOYEES LICENSED PURSUANT
TO THIS ARTICLE TO DIAGNOSE MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, ADDICTIVE AND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS AND DISABILITIES AS WELL AS DIAGNOSE THE PSYCHO-
SOCIAL ASPECTS OF ILLNESS, INJURY, DISABILITY AND IMPAIRMENT WHILE
ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES.
(A) TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM, THE PROGRAM OR FACILITY OPER-
ATED, FUNDED, OR ADMINISTERED BY THE UNITED STATES VETERANS ADMINIS-
TRATION MUST NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT ON A FORM TO BE CREATED BY THE
DEPARTMENT.
(B) FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE, DIAGNOSIS IS THE PROCESS OF
DISTINGUISHING, BEYOND A GENERAL ASSESSMENT, BETWEEN SIMILAR MENTAL,
EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, DEVELOPMENTAL AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS, IMPAIR-
MENTS AND DISABILITIES WITHIN A PSYCHOSOCIAL FRAMEWORK ON THE BASIS OF
SIMILAR AND UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS CONSISTENT WITH ACCEPTED CLASSIFICA-
TION SYSTEMS.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law and shall remain in full force and effect until July
1, 2018, when upon such date this act shall expire and be deemed
repealed; provided however, that effective immediately the commissioner
of education is authorized to take any actions necessary to implement
this act on or before its effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15256-01-6
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