July 2022 Meeting

Proposed Repeal of Sections 79-9.6, 79-10.6, 79-12.6, Addition of New Sections of 79-9.6, 79-10.6, 79-12.6 and Amendment of Sections of 79-9.4, 79-10.4, 79-12.4 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to Mental Health Practitioners’ Diagnosis Privilege - Department staff will present proposed amendments to the Commissioner’s regulations to conform them to the sections of Chapter 230 of the Laws of 2022, which became effective June 24, 2022.  Chapter 230, among other things, amended the Education Law by defining “diagnosis” and “development of assessment-based treatment plans”; authorizing the Department to issue a limited permit to an applicant who is gaining experience for the diagnostic privilege; and authorizing licensed mental health counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, and licensed psychoanalysts in certain settings approved by the Department to diagnose and develop assessment-based treatment plans through June 24, 2025.