Assembly Bill A793

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the office of mental health to establish a training program for the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A793 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7274
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.17, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5367
2019-2020: S5046
2021-2022: A10585, S5648

2023-A793 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of mental health to establish a training program for the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder for military veterans; the program shall include a component on military culture competency and shall be intended for the training of mental health providers and mental health clinicians; certification of the completion of the program may be provided to participants through the office.

2023-A793 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    793
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to a program for the
   diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 7.17 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision (g) to read as follows:
   (G) THE COMMISSIONER, IN COOPERATION WITH ANY OTHER  STATE  AGENCY  OR
 RELEVANT  STAKEHOLDER  SHALL  DEVELOP A TRAINING PROGRAM TO BE POSTED ON
 THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT  OF  POST-TRAUMATIC
 STRESS  DISORDER  FOR  MILITARY  VETERANS.  THE  PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE A
 COMPONENT ON MILITARY CULTURE COMPETENCY AND SHALL BE INTENDED  FOR  THE
 TRAINING  OF  MENTAL  HEALTH  PROVIDERS  AND  MENTAL  HEALTH CLINICIANS.
 CERTIFICATION OF THE COMPLETION  OF  THE  PROGRAM  MAY  BE  PROVIDED  TO
 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THE OFFICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02599-01-3

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