What's happening
This bill requires all employees and volunteers at licensed mental health providers in New York to complete a standardized training curriculum covering safety, abuse prevention, and related topics.
Why it matters
Expands mandatory training to all staff and volunteers. at licensed mental health providers, meaning anyone interacting with clients—including unpaid volunteers—must meet the same safety and prevention standards.
Creates a uniform, statewide baseline for knowledge of abuse prevention, emergency procedures, and cultural competence,. which could reduce disparities in care quality and client safety across different providers and regions.
Includes requirements for training in both legal/regulatory responsibilities and practical emergency skills. (like CPR and first aid), potentially increasing accountability and preparedness for crisis situations.
Mandates education on cultural competence,. signaling recognition of the importance of respectful, inclusive care and aiming to improve interactions and outcomes for people from diverse backgrounds.
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Require Mental Health Worker Training
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History
- Referred to mental health
- Referred to mental health
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3773
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, SANTABARBARA, DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to standardized training curriculum requirements
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 13.23 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations requiring all persons who are employed or volunteering at a provider licensed, certified or operated by the office to complete a standardized training curriculum consistent with this chapter. Such curriculum shall include, but not be limited to: (i) abuse, neglect and maltreatment indication and prevention, (ii) laws, regulations and procedures governing the protection of persons with disabilities from abuse, neglect and maltreatment, (iii) identification, safety and security procedures, (iv) fire safety, (v) first aid, (vi) cardiopulmonary resuscitation, (vii) cultural competence, and (viii) any other appropriate topic.
§ 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08256-01-9
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