NY A09495

Amends the executive law to modify confidentiality rules for law enforcement peer support counseling programs, which provide counseling from trained peer support specialists to police officers

Requires peer support specialists to complete "approved" training (rather than just training) in peer support counseling, with the Division of Criminal Justice Services responsible for identifying and approving training courses that meet minimum standards

Restricts peer support specialists from disclosing communications to non-parties, and restricts peer support participants from disclosing communications to anyone employed by the same law enforcement agency who was not originally a party

Establishes exceptions to confidentiality for communications containing threats of suicide, self-harm, or bodily harm (limited to disclosures for preventing such harm), admissions of criminal conduct, and participant consent

Clarifies that confidentiality does not prevent legally required disclosures, including mandatory reporting of child abuse under Social Services Law section 413, extreme risk protection order filings, and court orders