New York S 1543: Expands the definition of mental health care provider for purposes of certain sex offenses committed during a treatment session, consultation, interview, or examination

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S01543 Summary:

BILL NOS01543A

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SAME ASSAME AS A02110-B

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SPONSORFERNANDEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §130.00, Pen L

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Expands the definition of mental health care provider to include licensed psychoanalysts, creative arts therapists and behavior analysts for purposes of certain sex offenses committed during a treatment session, consultation, interview, or examination.

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BILL NOS01543A

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01/10/2025REFERRED TO CODES

05/15/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

05/15/2025PRINT NUMBER 1543A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1543--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 10, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to expanding the definition
 of mental health care provider for purposes of certain sex offenses

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 13 of section 130.00 of the penal law, as
 2 amended by chapter 636 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 13. "Mental health care provider" shall mean a licensed physician,
 5 licensed psychologist, registered professional nurse, licensed clinical
 6 social worker, licensed master social worker under the supervision of a
 7 physician, psychologist or licensed clinical social worker, licensed
 8 mental health counselor [or a], licensed marriage and family therapist,
 9 licensed psychoanalyst, licensed creative arts therapist, or a licensed
 10 behavior analyst.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02551-05-5

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