New York S 786: Relates to education and outreach for drug-induced movement disorders by the department of health

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S00786 Summary:

BILL NOS00786 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01017

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SPONSORRIVERA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §207, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.8965-A & A.6799-B)

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Provides for education and outreach for drug-induced movement disorders by the department of health through the health care and wellness education and outreach program.

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BILL NOS00786 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/13/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.60

02/10/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A1017

&nbspA01017 AMEND= Paulin

&nbsp01/08/2025referred to health

&nbsp01/14/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp01/14/2025reported 

&nbsp01/14/2025rules report cal.25

&nbsp01/14/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.25

&nbsp01/22/2025passed assembly

&nbsp01/22/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp01/22/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp02/10/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S786

&nbsp02/10/20253RD READING CAL.60

&nbsp02/10/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp02/10/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/12/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp02/14/2025signed chap.37

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 786

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the
 health care and wellness education and outreach program to develop and
 disseminate information regarding drug-induced movement disorders

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public
 2 health law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the
 3 public health law relating to establishing a drug-induced movement
 4 disorder screening education program, as proposed in legislative bills
 5 numbers S. 8965-A and A. 6799-B, is amended to read as follows:
 6 (h) [The department shall develop and conduct a program concerning
 7 drug-induced] Drug-induced movement disorders[. Such program shall
 8 include but not be limited to, (i) educational information on], includ-
 9 ing the importance of screening for and identifying symptoms of drug-in-
 10 duced movement disorders[; and (ii) the development and dissemination of
 11 educational materials for healthcare providers regarding], treatment for
 12 drug-induced movement disorders, [including for services provided via
 13 telehealth. Such] and information on methods by which the stigma expe-
 14 rienced by people living with drug-induced movement disorders related to
 15 the treatment of mental health conditions may be reduced or eliminated.
 16 Any such educational materials disseminated to healthcare providers
 17 shall be developed [and] in consultation with the commissioner of the
 18 office of mental health, disseminated by the department in coordination
 19 with relevant healthcare provider groups, and shall include best prac-
 20 tices for the treatment and screening of movement disorders informed by
 21 the American Psychiatric Association and other professional society
 22 practice guidelines. [Such program shall also include education and
 23 outreach on the elimination of stigma for people living with drug-in-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02693-01-5

 S. 786 2

 1 duced movement disorders related to the treatment of mental health
 2 conditions.]
 3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
 4 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the public health law
 5 relating to establishing a drug-induced movement disorder screening
 6 education program, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 8965-A
 7 and A. 6799-B, takes effect.

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