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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2655
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 19, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Veterans' 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 immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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