New York S 5384: Relates to the delivery of services that are clinical in nature

Status: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 5384

Sponsors: Pete Harckham

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S05384 Summary:

BILL NOS05384 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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Amd §§7605, 7706 & 8410, Ed L

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Relates to the delivery of services that are clinical in nature by persons serving in programs under the jurisdiction of the department of mental hygiene, while under a level of supervision by a licensed professional as determined by the appropriate mental hygiene commissioner.

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BILL NOS05384 

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02/21/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5384

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 21, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the delivery of
 services that are clinical in nature

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

 1 Section 1. Clause 14 of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of subdivi-
 2 sion 10 of section 7605 of the education law, as amended by section 2 of
 3 part Y of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (14) directly delivering services outlined in the service plan that
 5 are not clinical in nature but have been tailored to an individual based
 6 on any diagnoses such individual may have received from a licensed
 7 professional, provided, however, such services that are clinical in
 8 nature may be delivered by persons serving in programs under the juris-
 9 diction of the department of mental hygiene, while under a level of
 10 supervision by a licensed professional as determined by the appropriate
 11 mental hygiene commissioner; and
 12 § 2. Clause 14 of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 7
 13 of section 7706 of the education law, as amended by section 4 of part Y
 14 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
 15 (14) directly delivering services outlined in the service plan that
 16 are not clinical in nature but have been tailored to an individual based
 17 on any diagnoses such individual may have received from a licensed
 18 professional, provided, however, such services that are clinical in
 19 nature may be delivered by persons serving in programs under the juris-
 20 diction of the department of mental hygiene, while under a level of
 21 supervision by a licensed professional as determined by the appropriate
 22 mental hygiene commissioner; and
 23 § 3. Clause 14 of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 8
 24 of section 8410 of the education law, as amended by section 5 of part Y
 25 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10085-01-5

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 1 (14) directly delivering services outlined in the service plan that
 2 are not clinical in nature but have been tailored to an individual based
 3 on any diagnoses such individual may have received from a licensed
 4 professional, provided, however, such services that are clinical in
 5 nature may be delivered by persons serving in programs under the juris-
 6 diction of the department of mental hygiene, while under a level of
 7 supervision by a licensed professional as determined by the appropriate
 8 mental hygiene commissioner; and
 9 § 4. This act shall take effect June 24, 2025.

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