Assembly Bill A10179

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides a testimonial privilege to critical incident stress management/crisis response/peer support team members

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  • 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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2021-A10179 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1945
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add §4508-a, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8440, S5868
2023-2024: A1310

2021-A10179 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a testimonial privilege to critical incident stress management/crisis response/peer support team members concerning communications made during critical incident stress management/crisis response services.

2021-A10179 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10179
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 5, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Sillitti) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to provid-
   ing    a   testimonial   privilege   to   critical   incident   stress
   management/crisis response/peer support team members concerning commu-
   nications  made  during  critical  incident  stress  management/crisis
   response services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
 section 4508-a to read as follows:
   § 4508-A. CRITICAL  INCIDENT  STRESS  MANAGEMENT/CRISIS  RESPONSE/PEER
 SUPPORT  TEAM  MEMBER.  (A)  DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED  IN THIS SECTION THE
 FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "EMERGENCY SERVICES  PROVIDER"  MEANS  ANY  INDIVIDUAL  WORKING  OR
 VOLUNTEERING IN THE FOLLOWING SERVICE CAPACITIES; LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE-
 FIGHTING,  EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, COMMUNICATIONS/DISPATCH SERVICES,
 PUBLIC SAFETY, DISASTER/EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND DISASTER RESPONDERS.
   2. "CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT/CRISIS RESPONSE  SERVICES/PEER
 SUPPORT"  MEANS  CONTACT WITH A TRAINED MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZED EMERGENCY
 RESPONSE TEAM WHO PROVIDES  INTERVENTION,  SUPPORT,  CONSULTATION,  RISK
 ASSESSMENT, REFERRAL AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICES.
   3.  "A  TRAINED  MEMBER"  MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO RECEIVED SPECIALIZED
 TRAINING IN CRITICAL  INCIDENT  STRESS  MANAGEMENT/CRISIS  RESPONSE/PEER
 SUPPORT  AND  OFFERS SERVICES AS PART OF AN ORGANIZED EMERGENCY RESPONSE
 TEAM.
   4. "CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT/CRISIS RESPONSE/PEER  SUPPORT"
 MEANS   A   COMPREHENSIVE,  INTEGRATED,  STRATEGIC  AND  MULTI-COMPONENT
 APPROACH TO MANAGE CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS DURING AND  FOLLOWING  INCI-
 DENTS  AND/OR  FOR ANY ISSUE THAT MAY IMPACT WORK AND FAMILY LIFE. CRIT-
 ICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT/CRISIS  RESPONSE/PEER  SUPPORT  SERVICES
 MAY INCLUDE:
   (A) PRE-INCIDENT EDUCATION AND PREPARATION;
   (B) ASSESSMENT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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