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NY S03760

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/29/2025

Primary Sponsor

Cordell Cleare

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "mental health care provider" in sex offense laws to include anyone licensed, required to be licensed, or holding themselves out as licensed in medicine, nursing, psychology, social work, mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, or psychoanalysis

  • Adds life coaches and anyone who "otherwise provides mental health care" services to the definition, regardless of licensure status

  • Extends the timeframe for when sexual conduct constitutes an offense to cover the entire course of continuing treatment, not just during specific treatment sessions, consultations, interviews, or examinations

  • Applies to charges of third-degree rape, fourth-degree aggravated sexual abuse, and third-degree sexual abuse committed by health care or mental health care providers against clients/patients

  • Takes effect 90 days after becoming law

Legislative Description

Expands the definition of mental health care provider for the purposes of the penal law; expands the conditions under which a person is deemed incapable of consent.

Last Action

REFERRED TO CODES

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Codes1/29/2025

Full Bill Text

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