Assembly Bill A8757A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requirements for licensure of mental health practitioners and providing mental health practitioners authority to give diagnosis

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2017-A8757 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6582
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§8401, 8402, 8405, 8409 & 8410, add §§8402-a, 8405-a & 8412-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A4383
2021-2022: A5751

2017-A8757 - Summary

Relates to requirements for licensure of mental health practitioners and providing mental health practitioners authority to give diagnosis.

2017-A8757 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8757
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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  requirements  for
   licensure  of  mental health practitioners and providing mental health
   practitioners authority to give diagnosis

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  8401 of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. "DIAGNOSIS" MEANS THE PROCESS OF DISTINGUISHING, BEYOND  A  GENERAL
 ASSESSMENT, BETWEEN SIMILAR MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, DEVELOPMENTAL
 AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS, IMPAIRMENTS AND DISABILITIES WITHIN A PSYCHOSO-
 CIAL  FRAMEWORK ON THE BASIS OF THEIR SIMILAR AND UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS
 CONSISTENT WITH ACCEPTED CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 8402 of the education law, as  added  by
 chapter 676 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  Practice of mental health counseling and use of the titles "mental
 health counselor" and "licensed mental health counselor".   (A)  Only  a
 person  licensed  or  exempt  under  this  article shall practice mental
 health counseling or use the title "mental  health  counselor".  Only  a
 person  licensed under this article shall use the title "licensed mental
 health counselor" or any other designation tending  to  imply  that  the
 person is licensed to practice mental health counseling.
   (B) MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS WHO HAVE OBTAINED THE DIAGNOSIS PRIVILEGE
 SET FORTH IN SECTION EIGHTY-FOUR HUNDRED TWO-A OF THIS ARTICLE MAY DIAG-
 NOSE  MENTAL,  EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, ADDICTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISOR-
 DERS AND DISABILITIES AND OF THE PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF ILLNESS,  INJU-
 RY,   DISABILITY   AND   IMPAIRMENT  UNDERTAKEN  WITHIN  A  PSYCHOSOCIAL
 FRAMEWORK.
   § 3. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 3 of section  8402  of  the
 education law, paragraph (b) as added by chapter 676 of the laws of 2002
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-A8757A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6582
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§8401, 8402, 8405, 8409 & 8410, add §§8402-a, 8405-a & 8412-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A4383
2021-2022: A5751

2017-A8757A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requirements for licensure of mental health practitioners and providing mental health practitioners authority to give diagnosis.

2017-A8757A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8757--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER, FINCH -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on High-
   er  Education  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  requirements  for
   licensure  of  mental health practitioners and providing mental health
   practitioners authority to give diagnosis
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  8401 of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. "DIAGNOSIS" MEANS THE PROCESS OF DISTINGUISHING, BEYOND  A  GENERAL
 ASSESSMENT, BETWEEN SIMILAR MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, DEVELOPMENTAL
 AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS, IMPAIRMENTS AND DISABILITIES WITHIN A PSYCHOSO-
 CIAL  FRAMEWORK ON THE BASIS OF THEIR SIMILAR AND UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS
 CONSISTENT WITH ACCEPTED CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 8402 of the education law, as  added  by
 chapter 676 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  Practice of mental health counseling and use of the titles "mental
 health counselor" and "licensed mental health counselor".   (A)  Only  a
 person  licensed  or  exempt  under  this  article shall practice mental
 health counseling or use the title "mental  health  counselor".  Only  a
 person  licensed under this article shall use the title "licensed mental
 health counselor" or any other designation tending  to  imply  that  the
 person is licensed to practice mental health counseling.
   (B) MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS WHO HAVE OBTAINED THE DIAGNOSIS PRIVILEGE
 SET FORTH IN SECTION EIGHTY-FOUR HUNDRED TWO-A OF THIS ARTICLE MAY DIAG-
 NOSE  MENTAL,  EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, ADDICTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISOR-
 DERS AND DISABILITIES AND OF THE PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF ILLNESS,  INJU-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11986-03-8
              

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