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NY A08485
Bill
Status
1/4/2024
Primary Sponsor
Pamela Hunter
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AI Summary
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Amends Mental Hygiene Law section 7.17(g) to require the commissioner to identify information and training programs (rather than develop a single program) relating to PTSD diagnosis and treatment for military veterans.
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Mandates publication of identified information and links to relevant training programs on the office's website, including trainings developed using New York State funds.
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Requires identified training programs to include a component on military culture competency for use by mental health providers and mental health clinicians.
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Removes the provision allowing certification of program completion to be provided to participants through the office.
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Delays the effective date of these amendments to the ninetieth day after the bill becomes law, aligning with the effective date of the original 2023 legislation (S. 7274/A. 793).
Legislative Description
Requires the office of mental health to identify information and training programs relating to the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder for military veterans; requires the office of mental health to publish on their website information and links to the identified relevant training programs.
Last Action
substituted by s8076
2/13/2024