Senate Bill S786

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to education and outreach for drug-induced movement disorders by the department of health

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Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar

  • 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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2025-S786 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1017
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §207, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.8965-A & A.6799-B)

2025-S786 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for education and outreach for drug-induced movement disorders by the department of health through the health care and wellness education and outreach program.

2025-S786 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S786 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    786
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  authorizing  the
   health care and wellness education and outreach program to develop and
   disseminate information regarding drug-induced movement disorders
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public
 health law, as added by a chapter of  the  laws  of  2024  amending  the
 public  health  law  relating  to  establishing  a drug-induced movement
 disorder screening education program, as proposed in  legislative  bills
 numbers S. 8965-A and A. 6799-B, is amended to read as follows:
   (h)  [The  department  shall  develop and conduct a program concerning
 drug-induced]  DRUG-INDUCED  movement  disorders[.  Such  program  shall
 include  but not be limited to, (i) educational information on], INCLUD-
 ING the importance of screening for and identifying symptoms of drug-in-
 duced movement disorders[; and (ii) the development and dissemination of
 educational materials for healthcare providers regarding], treatment for
 drug-induced movement disorders, [including for  services  provided  via
 telehealth.   Such] AND INFORMATION ON METHODS BY WHICH THE STIGMA EXPE-
 RIENCED BY PEOPLE LIVING WITH DRUG-INDUCED MOVEMENT DISORDERS RELATED TO
 THE TREATMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS MAY BE REDUCED OR  ELIMINATED.
 ANY  SUCH  educational  materials  disseminated  to healthcare providers
 shall be developed [and] IN CONSULTATION WITH THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE
 OFFICE  OF MENTAL HEALTH, disseminated BY THE DEPARTMENT in coordination
 with relevant healthcare provider groups, and shall include  best  prac-
 tices  for the treatment and screening of movement disorders informed by
 the American Psychiatric  Association  and  other  professional  society
 practice  guidelines.    [Such  program shall also include education and
 outreach on the elimination of stigma for people  living  with  drug-in-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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