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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Mar 07, 2017 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A6444
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DENDEKKER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
2017-A6444 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A6444 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6444 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 7, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to granting mental health practitioners the authority to diagnose in certain United States veterans administration facilities; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 8411 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. A PROGRAM OR FACILITY OPERATED, FUNDED, OR ADMINISTERED BY THE UNITED STATES VETERANS ADMINISTRATION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK MAY PARTICIPATE IN A PILOT PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS EMPLOYEES LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE TO DIAGNOSE MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, ADDICTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS AND DISABILITIES AS WELL AS DIAGNOSE THE PSYCHO- SOCIAL ASPECTS OF ILLNESS, INJURY, DISABILITY AND IMPAIRMENT WHILE ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES. (A) TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM, THE PROGRAM OR FACILITY OPER- ATED, FUNDED, OR ADMINISTERED BY THE UNITED STATES VETERANS ADMINIS- TRATION MUST NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT ON A FORM TO BE CREATED BY THE DEPARTMENT. (B) FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE, DIAGNOSIS IS THE PROCESS OF DISTINGUISHING, BEYOND A GENERAL ASSESSMENT, BETWEEN SIMILAR MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, DEVELOPMENTAL AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS, IMPAIR- MENTS AND DISABILITIES WITHIN A PSYCHOSOCIAL FRAMEWORK ON THE BASIS OF SIMILAR AND UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS CONSISTENT WITH ACCEPTED CLASSIFICA- TION SYSTEMS. § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law and shall remain in full force and effect until July 1, 2019, when upon such date this act shall expire and be deemed repealed; provided however, that effective immediately the commissioner of education is authorized to take any actions necessary to implement this act on or before its effective date.
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