S 6912 NY
Defines mental health practitioners with diagnostic authority
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Summary
This bill defines mental health practitioners who have diagnostic authority for purposes of the New York workers' compensation law. The bill establishes which mental health professionals can diagnose mental health conditions in workers' compensation cases. It includes such practitioners as approved providers under the workers' compensation system, allowing injured workers to receive mental health services from these qualified professionals.
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Official abstract
Defines mental health practitioners with diagnostic authority for the purposes of providing services under the workers' compensation law; includes such practitioners as providers.
Sponsor (1)
- Christopher Ryan Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Peter Oberacker Republican · cosponsor
Action history (12)
- Mar 26, 2025 REFERRED TO LABOR · upper
- May 19, 2025 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR · upper
- May 19, 2025 PRINT NUMBER 6912A · upper
- May 27, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.1298 · upper
- May 28, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 29, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Jun 13, 2025 COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO LABOR · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.356 · upper
- Feb 24, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Feb 25, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Jun 2, 2026 SUBSTITUTED BY A5894A · upper
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