NY State Senate Bill 2021-S5648

Senate Bill S5648

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the office of mental health to establish a training program for the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 16, 2022	referred to veterans' affairs delivered to assembly passed senate
Feb 28, 2022	advanced to third reading
Feb 17, 2022	2nd report cal.
Feb 16, 2022	1st report cal.530
Jan 05, 2022	referred to mental health
Jun 10, 2021	committed to rules
May 24, 2021	advanced to third reading
May 20, 2021	2nd report cal.
May 19, 2021	1st report cal.1172
Mar 15, 2021	referred to mental health

Votes

- May 16, 2022 - Floor Vote
  S5648
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 16, 2022
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
      
      excused (2)
      
      Brouk
      
      Sanders Jr.
  Feb 16, 2022 - Mental Health Committee Vote
  S5648
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Mental Health Committee Vote: Feb 16, 2022
      
      aye (7)
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      Felder
      
      Palumbo
      
      Rivera
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Tedisco
  May 19, 2021 - Mental Health Committee Vote
  S5648
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Mental Health Committee Vote: May 19, 2021
      
      aye (7)
      
      Bailey
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      Felder
      
      Palumbo
      
      Rivera
      
      Tedisco

2021-S5648 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10585
Current Committee:: Assembly Veterans' Affairs
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §7.17, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S5367
2019-2020: S5046
2023-2024: S7274, A793

2021-S5648 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of mental health to establish a training program 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.

2021-S5648 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5648

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
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

 
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.  These situ-

ations can be unfamiliar to mental health providers who may be tasked
with diagnosing and treating a veteran who has PTSD.

When veterans return home with symptoms of PTSD, they are often referred
to mental health professionals who may have no military experience and
therefore little to no knowledge of military culture.  Mental health
providers in rural areas have the additional challenge of, at times,
being a great distance away from any training programs that may be able
to help them in regards to the diagnosis and treatment of PTSD. This
bill requires the program be placed on the website of OMH along with
other resources the Office already offers.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-20: S5046 Committed to Rules
2017-18: S5367 REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
2015-16: A1256 Referred to Veterans' Affairs
2013-14: A7737 Referred to Veterans' Affairs

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal to state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2021-S5648 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5648
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 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.
                                                            LBD10172-01-1

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