Senate Bill S361

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to approved courses of study or equivalent on-the-job experience for counselors

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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-S361 - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5824
2019-2020: S1063

2021-S361 - Summary

Relates to requiring counselors to have certain courses of study or equivalent on-the-job experience including on providing trauma-informed, patient-centered care, referring individuals to appropriate treatments for co-occurring disorders, and sensitivity training.

2021-S361 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S361 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    361
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. PERSAUD, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Alcoholism  and
   Substance Abuse
 
 AN  ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to approved courses
   of study or equivalent on-the-job experience for counselors

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  1  of  subdivision (d) of section 19.07 of the
 mental hygiene law, as amended by section 5 of part I of chapter  58  of
 the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  The  office shall establish minimum qualifications for counselors
 in all phases of delivery of services to persons and their families  who
 are  suffering  from  alcohol  and/or  substance  abuse  and/or chemical
 dependence and/or compulsive gambling that shall  include,  but  not  be
 limited  to,  completion  of  approved  courses  of  study or equivalent
 on-the-job experience  in  alcoholism  and  substance  abuse  counseling
 and/or counseling of compulsive gambling. SUCH APPROVED COURSES OF STUDY
 OR  EQUIVALENT ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCE SHALL INCLUDE: PROVIDING TRAUMA-IN-
 FORMED, PATIENT-CENTERED  CARE;  TREATING  CO-OCCURRING  DISORDERS;  AND
 SENSITIVITY TRAINING. SUCH COURSES SHALL BE UPDATED AS NEEDED TO REFLECT
 EVOLVING  BEST  PRACTICES  IN  HARM  REDUCTION,  TREATMENT AND LONG-TERM
 RECOVERY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, SENSITIVITY TRAINING SHALL
 MEAN A FORM OF TRAINING WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING  PEOPLE  MORE  AWARE  OF
 THEIR OWN PREJUDICES AND MORE SENSITIVE TO OTHERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03317-01-1

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2021-S361A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5824
2019-2020: S1063

2021-S361A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring counselors to have certain courses of study or equivalent on-the-job experience including on providing trauma-informed, patient-centered care, referring individuals to appropriate treatments for co-occurring disorders, and sensitivity training.

2021-S361A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S361A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  361--A
     Cal. No. 89
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. PERSAUD, PARKER, HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcohol-
   ism and Substance Abuse -- reported  favorably  from  said  committee,
   ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed
   by  Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered,
   restored to third reading, amended and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining
   its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to approved courses
   of study or equivalent on-the-job experience for counselors
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  1  of  subdivision (d) of section 19.07 of the
 mental hygiene law, as amended by section 5 of part I of chapter  58  of
 the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  The  office shall establish minimum qualifications for counselors
 in all phases of delivery of services to persons and their families  who
 are  suffering  from  alcohol  and/or  substance  abuse  and/or chemical
 dependence and/or compulsive gambling that shall  include,  but  not  be
 limited  to,  completion  of  approved  courses  of  study or equivalent
 on-the-job experience  in  alcoholism  and  substance  abuse  counseling
 and/or counseling of compulsive gambling. SUCH APPROVED COURSES OF STUDY
 OR  EQUIVALENT ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCE SHALL INCLUDE: PROVIDING TRAUMA-IN-
 FORMED, PATIENT-CENTERED  CARE;  REFERRING  INDIVIDUALS  TO  APPROPRIATE
 TREATMENTS  FOR  CO-OCCURRING  DISORDERS; AND SENSITIVITY TRAINING. SUCH
 COURSES SHALL BE UPDATED AS NEEDED TO REFLECT EVOLVING BEST PRACTICES IN
 HARM REDUCTION, TREATMENT AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY. FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF
 THIS  PARAGRAPH, SENSITIVITY TRAINING SHALL MEAN A FORM OF TRAINING WITH
 THE GOAL OF MAKING PEOPLE MORE AWARE OF THEIR OWN  PREJUDICES  AND  MORE
 SENSITIVE TO OTHERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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