Senate Bill S7610

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, or an experience of military sexual trauma

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs 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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2019-S7610 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10015
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §350, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S95, A2655

2019-S7610 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to designating health care providers who may diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, or an experience of military sexual trauma in veterans.

2019-S7610 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7610 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7610
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  authorizing  certain
   health  care  providers in the state to diagnose post-traumatic stress
   disorder or traumatic brain injury

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 350 of the executive law, as added
 by chapter 490 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   8. The term "qualifying condition" means a diagnosis of post-traumatic
 stress  disorder  or traumatic brain injury made by, or an experience of
 military sexual trauma, as described in 38 USC 1720D,  as  amended  from
 time  to  time,  disclosed  to, an individual licensed to provide health
 care services [at a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facili-
 ty] IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  The division shall develop a standardized
 form used to confirm that the veteran has a qualifying  condition  under
 this subdivision.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as chapter 490 of the laws of 2019, takes effect.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14909-01-0



              

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