NY State Senate Bill 2025-S6887

Senate Bill S6887

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the office of mental health to conduct a study on utilizing the therapeutic techniques studied by the research and recognition project for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health Committee

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Mar 26, 2025	referred to mental health

2025-S6887 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4654
Current Committee:: Senate Mental Health
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: A8377
2023-2024: S8418, A2405

2025-S6887 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of mental health to conduct a study on utilizing the therapeutic techniques studied by the research and recognition project for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.

2025-S6887 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6887

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to require the office of mental health to conduct a study on
utilizing the therapeutic techniques studied by the research and recog-
nition project for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Requires the office of mental health to conduct a study on utilizing the
therapeutic techniques studied by the research and recognition project
for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 directs the Office of Mental Health to conduct a study on
utilizing the therapeutic techniques studied by the research and recog-
nition project for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Within one year after the effective date of this act, the office of
mental health shall prepare and submit to the governor, the temporary

president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority lead-
er of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly a report
containing the study's findings and recommendations for legislative or
administrative action that can be undertaken in utilizing the therapeu-
tic techniques studied by the research and recognition project for the
treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Section 2 states the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychological condition
resulting from reaction to traumatic events or circumstances.  Inci-
dences of PTSD among first responders including firefighters, law
enforcement officers, EMS providers, and other medical professionals
increased exponentially during the coronavirus pandemic. The stresses
placed on these professionals are great enough during normal times, but
the demands of a pandemic have increased suicides and mental trauma at a
disproportionate level on this population.

A study of therapeutic techniques and treatments for post-traumatic
stress disorder, culminating in a report of the study's findings and
recommendations for action by the legislature or executive can be used
to assist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and related
stress, anxiety, depression, suicide, and other PTSD related issues.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2023-2024: S8418A/A2405 - died in mental health

2021-2022: died in mental health

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

TBD.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S6887 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6887
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 26, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to require the office of mental health  to  conduct  a  study  on
   utilizing  the  therapeutic  techniques  studied  by  the research and
   recognition project for the treatment of post-traumatic stress  disor-
   der

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. 1. The office of mental health shall  conduct  a  study  on
 utilizing  the therapeutic techniques studied by the research and recog-
 nition project for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
   2. Within one year after the effective date of this act, the office of
 mental health shall prepare and submit to the  governor,  the  temporary
 president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority lead-
 er  of  the  senate  and  the  minority  leader of the assembly a report
 containing the study's findings and recommendations for  legislative  or
 administrative  action that can be undertaken in utilizing the therapeu-
 tic techniques studied by the research and recognition project  for  the
 treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07532-01-5

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