Amd §7.17, Ment Hyg L; amd §2, Chap of 2023 (as proposed in S.7274 & A.793)
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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8485
IN ASSEMBLY
January 4, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Mental Health
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to identifying
information and training programs relating to the diagnosis and treat-
ment of post-traumatic stress disorder for military veterans, and to
amend a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the mental hygiene law
relating to a program for the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumat-
ic stress disorder, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7274
and A. 793, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision (g) of section 7.17 of the mental hygiene law,
2 as added by a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the mental hygiene
3 law relating to a program for the diagnosis and treatment of post-trau-
4 matic stress disorder, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7274
5 and A. 793, is amended to read as follows:
6 (g) The commissioner, in cooperation with any other state agency or
7 relevant stakeholder, shall [develop a] identify information and train-
8 ing [program to be posted on the office's website for] programs relating
9 to the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder for
10 military veterans[. The program], including but not limited to, train-
11 ings developed using funds received from the state of New York, and
12 publish such information and links to relevant training programs on the
13 office's website. The identified information and training programs
14 shall include a component on military culture competency and shall be
15 intended for [the training of] use by mental health providers and mental
16 health clinicians. [Certification of the completion of the program may
17 be provided to participants through the office.]
18 § 2. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the mental
19 hygiene law relating to a program for the diagnosis and treatment of
20 post-traumatic stress disorder, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
21 S. 7274 and A. 793, is amended to read as follows:
22 § 2. This act shall take effect [immediately] on the ninetieth day
23 after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02599-02-4
A. 8485 2
1 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
2 section one of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
3 same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the mental hygiene
4 law relating to a program for the diagnosis and treatment of post-trau-
5 matic stress disorder, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7274
6 and A. 793, takes effect.
