Diagnosis Bill Introduced

[Michele Amendolari]

fyi.

 

Click here:

http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/A7608-2013

 

or read below.

 

Do you think we should forward to NYCCAT and our respective members?

 

It looks like there is an open public commentary going on - on this bill but I hate to work without a lobbyist to discuss with.....and I am no expert.

 

See what you think.

 

M.

 

Michele Amendolari MA, ATR-BC, LCAT 
Governmental Affairs Chair, New York Art Therapy Association

www.nyarttherapy.org     

 BILL NUMBER: A7608/S4977
 
 SPONSOR: DenDekker/Robach
 
 TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
 clarifying the authorization to practice for mental health practitioners
 
 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To amend the definitions of these
 professions to clarify that these individuals are qualified to diagnose
 within the practice of each profession.
 
 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The education law is amended from
 section 8402 to section 8405 to include and define diagnosis within the
 practices a mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy,
 psychoanalysis and creative arts therapy.
 
 JUSTIFICATION: in February 2012, The State Education Department's
 Mental Health practitioner Board released a report noting the need to
 amend the scopes of the Education Law Article 163 professions to clarify
 that these individuals are qualified to "diagnose" within the practice
 of each profession. These professions include mental health counselors,
 marriage and family therapists, creative arts therapists and psychoana-
 lysts. The lack of the specific term "diagnosis" in the scope of prac-
 tices for each of these professions has led some to conclude that these
 professions may not diagnose in New York. This conclusion does not
 conform with evidence in both the statute and the implementing regu-
 lations that support the professions authority to diagnose.
 
 This bill remedies this problem by adding and defining the authorization
 to diagnosis within the scope of each of the Article 163 professions.
 
 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2013 Referred to Higher Education.
 
 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined.
 
 EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.

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Dear Michelle et al

I absolutely agree that it would behoove us to seek the counsel of a lobbyist before moving on this matter. Can we all agree on a time to meet face to face and phone conference with those unable to make a face to face.  This seems really important

Thoughts?

Cara

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