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NY A10566
Bill
Status
7/6/2022
Primary Sponsor
Patrick Burke
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AI Summary
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Expands who can file extreme risk protection orders to include licensed physicians, psychologists, clinical social workers, clinical professional counselors, psychiatric clinical nurse specialists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and licensed clinical marriage or family therapists who have examined the subject.
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Authorizes these healthcare workers to include medical records, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment information, and clinical records with their extreme risk protection order applications as necessary for investigation and disposition.
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Requires healthcare workers to comply with all supreme court requests for records related to extreme risk protection order applications, including diagnostic and clinical records.
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Provides civil and criminal liability protection for healthcare workers who reasonably and in good faith decide to disclose or withhold patient records pursuant to extreme risk protection order proceedings.
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Takes effect thirty days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Authorizes the filing of an application for an extreme risk protection order by a licensed or registered physician, licensed psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, licensed clinical professional counselor, clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric and mental health nursing, psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed clinical marriage or family therapist who has examined the person against whom the order is sought.
Last Action
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7/6/2022