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Senate Bill S5367
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities 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-S5367 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A545
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §7.17, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
A7737
2015-2016: A1256
2019-2020: S5046
2021-2022: S5648
2023-2024: S7274
2017-S5367 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5367 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to a program for the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder PURPOSE OF BILL : To provide mental health providers and mental health clinicians with the tools to properly diagnose and treat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Amends section 7.17 of the mental hygiene law to require the Office of Mental Health (OMH) to develop a training program which includes a component on military culture competency for mental health providers and clinicians to diagnose and treat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. JUSTIFICATION : It is estimated that 11-20% of Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and about 30% of Vietnam Veterans have PTSD. Many veterans' experience situations which most civilians have never experienced.
2017-S5367 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5367 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 23, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities 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. LBD03135-01-7
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