Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 30, 2013 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Apr 29, 2013 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S4869
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S4869 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง6509-d, Ed L
2013-S4869 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4869 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting mental health professionals from engaging in sexual orien- tation change efforts with a patient under the age of eighteen years PURPOSE: This bill would prohibit a mental health professional, as defined, from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts, as defined, with a patient under 18 years of age. The bill would provide that any sexual orientation change efforts attempted on a patient under 18 years of age by a mental health professional shall be considered unprofes- sional conduct and shall subject the provider to discipline by the provider's licensing entity. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill adds a new Section 6.509-d to the Education Law regulating professional misconduct. Section 1 defines certain terms and provides that the license, registra- tion or certificate of a mental health professional shall be revoked, suspended or annulled, or such professional shall be subject to disci- pline by the provider's licensing entity, if such mental health profes- sional engages in sexual orientation change efforts upon any patient under the age of eighteen years old. Section 2 establishes the effective date of this law as the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
2013-S4869 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 4869 A. 6983 2013-2014 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y April 29, 2013 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, TITONE, JAFFEE, O'DONNELL, BARRETT, ROBERTS, ROSA, SKOUFIS, ZEBROWSKI, SCHIMEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, COOK, LAVINE, MILLMAN, SEPULVEDA, STIRPE, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting mental health professionals from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts with a patient under the age of eighteen years THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6509-d to read as follows: S 6509-D. ADDITIONAL DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: A. "MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL" MEANS A PERSON SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE IF HE OR SHE SPECIALIZES IN THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHIATRY, OR ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OR ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS TITLE; OR ANY OTHER PERSON DESIGNATED AS A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PURSUANT TO LAW, RULE OR REGULATION. B. "SEXUAL ORIENTATION CHANGE EFFORTS" (I) MEANS ANY PRACTICE BY A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL THAT SEEKS TO CHANGE AN INDIVIDUAL'S SEXUAL ORIENTATION; AND (II) SHALL NOT INCLUDE PSYCHOTHERAPIES THAT: (A) PROVIDE ACCEPTANCE, SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING OF PATIENTS OR THE FACILI- TATION OF PATIENTS' COPING AND SOCIAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING SEXUAL ORIENTA- TION-NEUTRAL INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT OR ADDRESS UNLAWFUL CONDUCT OR UNSAFE SEXUAL PRACTICES; AND (B) DO NOT SEEK TO CHANGE SEXUAL ORIEN- TATION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09824-02-3
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