Bill Text: NY S07610 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to designating health care providers who may diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, or an experience of military sexual trauma in veterans.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-30 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S07610 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S07610-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7610

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 30, 2020
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
          ty and Military Affairs

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  authorizing  certain
          health  care  providers in the state to diagnose post-traumatic stress
          disorder or traumatic brain injury

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 350 of the executive law, as added
     2  by chapter 490 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
     3    8. The term "qualifying condition" means a diagnosis of post-traumatic
     4  stress  disorder  or traumatic brain injury made by, or an experience of
     5  military sexual trauma, as described in 38 USC 1720D,  as  amended  from
     6  time  to  time,  disclosed  to, an individual licensed to provide health
     7  care services [at a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facili-
     8  ty] in the state of New York.  The division shall develop a standardized
     9  form used to confirm that the veteran has a qualifying  condition  under
    10  this subdivision.
    11    §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
    12  manner as chapter 490 of the laws of 2019, takes effect.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14909-01-0