S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
May 30, 2022
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Cahill) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, the executive law, the
penal law and the mental hygiene law, in relation to authorizing
certain health care providers to file an application for an extreme
risk protection order against a person who was examined by such health
care provider in certain circumstances
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 6340 of the civil practice law and
rules, as added by chapter 19 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
follows:
2. "Petitioner" means: (a) a police officer, as defined in section
1.20 of the criminal procedure law, or district attorney with jurisdic-
tion in the county or city where the person against whom the order is
sought resides; (b) a family or household member, as defined in subdivi-
sion two of section four hundred fifty-nine-a of the social services
law, of the person against whom the order is sought; [or] (c) a school
administrator as defined in section eleven hundred twenty-five of the
education law, or a school administrator's designee, of any school in
which the person against whom the order is sought is currently enrolled
or has been enrolled in the six months immediately preceding the filing
of the petition; OR (D) A LICENSED PHYSICIAN, LICENSED PSYCHIATRIST,
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST, REGISTERED NURSE, LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK-
ER, CERTIFIED CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST, CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER,
LICENSED CLINICAL MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL
NURSE, LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKER OR LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
WHO HAS TREATED THE PERSON AGAINST WHOM THE ORDER IS SOUGHT IN THE SIX
MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE FILING OF THE PETITION. For purposes
of this article, a school administrator's designee shall be employed at
the same school as the school administrator and shall be any of the
following who has been designated in writing to file a petition with
respect to the person against whom the order is sought: a school teach-
er, school guidance counselor, school psychologist, school social work-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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er, school nurse, or other school personnel required to hold a teaching
or administrative license or certificate, and full or part-time compen-
sated school employee required to hold a temporary coaching license or
professional coaching certificate.
§ 2. Section 6341 of the civil practice law and rules, as added by
chapter 19 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
§ 6341. Application for an extreme risk protection order. In accord-
ance with this article, a petitioner may file an application, which
shall be sworn, and accompanying supporting documentation, setting forth
the facts and circumstances justifying the issuance of an extreme risk
protection order. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A PETITIONER WHO IS A POLICE
OFFICER OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHALL FILE SUCH APPLICATION UPON THE
RECEIPT OF CREDIBLE INFORMATION THAT AN INDIVIDUAL IS LIKELY TO ENGAGE
IN CONDUCT THAT WOULD RESULT IN SERIOUS HARM TO HIMSELF, HERSELF OR
OTHERS, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH ONE OR TWO OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION
9.39 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, UNLESS SUCH PETITIONER DETERMINES THAT
THERE IS NO PROBABLE CAUSE FOR SUCH FILING. Such application and
supporting documentation shall be filed in the supreme court in the
county in which the respondent resides. The chief administrator of the
courts shall adopt forms that may be used for purposes of such applica-
tions and the court's consideration of such applications. Such applica-
tion form shall include inquiry as to whether the petitioner knows, or
has reason to believe, that the respondent owns, possesses or has access
to a firearm, rifle or shotgun and if so, a request that the petitioner
list or describe such firearms, rifles and shotguns, and the respective
locations thereof, with as much specificity as possible.
§ 3. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
section 6348 to read as follows:
§ 6348. PROTECTIONS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS APPLYING FOR AN EXTREME
RISK PROTECTION ORDER. 1. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PRIVILEGES SET FORTH
IN ARTICLE FORTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER, OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO
THE CONTRARY, A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AUTHORIZED UNDER PARAGRAPH (D) OF
SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIXTY-THREE HUNDRED FORTY OF THIS ARTICLE TO
FILE AN APPLICATION FOR AN EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER AGAINST A
PERSON SUCH HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HAS EXAMINED SHALL, UPON FILING ANY
APPLICATION FOR AN EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER, BE AUTHORIZED TO
DISCLOSE PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION, OF THE PERSON AGAINST WHOM SUCH
ORDER IS SOUGHT AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE FULL INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSI-
TION OF SUCH APPLICATION FOR AN EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER UNDER THIS
ARTICLE. WHEN DISCLOSING PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION, SUCH HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER SHALL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO LIMIT PROTECTED HEALTH INFOR-
MATION TO THE MINIMUM NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE FILING OF THE APPLICA-
TION.
(B) UPON RECEIPT OF A PETITION BY ANY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IDENTIFIED
IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, THE COURT
MAY ISSUE ORDERS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO OBTAIN ANY RECORDS OR DOCUMENTS
RELATING TO DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS OR TREATMENT, AND CLINICAL RECORDS, OF
THE PATIENT AGAINST WHOM THE ORDER IS SOUGHT AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE
FULL INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN EXTREME RISK
PROTECTION ORDER UNDER THIS ARTICLE. ALL SUCH RECORDS AND OTHER HEALTH
INFORMATION PROVIDED SHALL BE SEALED BY THE COURT.
2. THE DECISION OF ANY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION
ONE OF THIS SECTION TO DISCLOSE OR NOT TO DISCLOSE RECORDS OR DOCUMENTS
RELATING TO THE DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS OR TREATMENT, AND CLINICAL RECORDS
OF A PATIENT UNDER PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
SECTION, WHEN MADE REASONABLY AND IN GOOD FAITH, SHALL NOT BE THE
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BASIS FOR ANY CIVIL OR CRIMINAL LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO SUCH HEALTH
CARE PROVIDER.
§ 4 The executive law is amended by adding a new section 214-h to read
as follows:
§ 214-H. EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS. THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL
FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE, INCLUDING NEW AND
VETERAN OFFICERS, DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND DISSEMINATE WRITTEN POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF AND
PROCEDURE FOR FILING EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS UNDER ARTICLE
SIXTY-THREE-A OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, INCLUDING THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR POLICE OFFICERS UNDER SECTION SIX THOUSAND FORTY-ONE OF
SUCH LAW.
§ 5. Paragraphs (g) and (h) of subdivision 3 of section 840 of the
executive law, paragraph (g) as amended and paragraph (h) as added by
section 5 of part Q of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, are amended and a
new paragraph (i) is added to read as follows:
(g) Develop, maintain and disseminate, in consultation with the state
division of human rights and the state civil service department, written
policies and procedures to enhance police and correctional officer
recruitment efforts and to increase police and correctional officer
awareness of racial, ethnic, religious and gender differences, and other
diversity issues, in communities served by such police and in correc-
tional facilities; [and]
(h) Consult with the state commission of correction regarding correc-
tional training programs[.]; AND
(I) DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND DISSEMINATE WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF AND PROCEDURE
FOR FILING EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS UNDER ARTICLE SIXTY-THREE-A OF
THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR POLICE
OFFICERS UNDER SECTION SIX THOUSAND FORTY-ONE OF SUCH ARTICLE, APPROPRI-
ATELY INSTRUCT ANY AGENCY THAT EMPLOYS POLICE OR PEACE OFFICERS REGARD-
ING ARTICLE SIXTY-THREE-A OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES.
§ 6. Paragraph (j) of subdivision 1 of section 400.00 of the penal
law, as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
follows:
(j) who has not been involuntarily committed to a facility under the
jurisdiction of an office of the department of mental hygiene pursuant
to article nine or fifteen of the mental hygiene law, article seven
hundred thirty or section 330.20 of the criminal procedure law, section
four hundred two or five hundred eight of the correction law, section
322.2 or 353.4 of the family court act, [or] has not been civilly
confined in a secure treatment facility pursuant to article ten of the
mental hygiene law, OR HAS NOT BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A REPORT MADE PURSU-
ANT TO SECTION 9.46 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW;
§ 7. Subdivision (a) of section 9.46 of the mental hygiene law, as
added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
(a) For purposes of this section, the term "mental health profes-
sional" shall include a physician, PSYCHIATRIST, psychologist, regis-
tered nurse [or], licensed clinical social worker, LICENSED MASTER
SOCIAL WORKER, LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, CLINICAL NURSE
SPECIALIST, CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER, LICENSED CLINICAL MARRIAGE AND
FAMILY THERAPIST, OR A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL NURSE.
§ 8. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.