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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1017
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the
health care and wellness education and outreach program to develop and
disseminate information regarding drug-induced movement disorders
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public
health law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the
public health law relating to establishing a drug-induced movement
disorder screening education program, as proposed in legislative bills
numbers S. 8965-A and A. 6799-B, is amended to read as follows:
(h) [The department shall develop and conduct a program concerning
drug-induced] DRUG-INDUCED movement disorders[. Such program shall
include but not be limited to, (i) educational information on], INCLUD-
ING the importance of screening for and identifying symptoms of drug-in-
duced movement disorders[; and (ii) the development and dissemination of
educational materials for healthcare providers regarding], treatment for
drug-induced movement disorders, [including for services provided via
telehealth. Such] AND INFORMATION ON METHODS BY WHICH THE STIGMA EXPE-
RIENCED BY PEOPLE LIVING WITH DRUG-INDUCED MOVEMENT DISORDERS RELATED TO
THE TREATMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS MAY BE REDUCED OR ELIMINATED.
ANY SUCH educational materials disseminated to healthcare providers
shall be developed [and] IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, disseminated BY THE DEPARTMENT in coordination
with relevant healthcare provider groups, and shall include best prac-
tices for the treatment and screening of movement disorders informed by
the American Psychiatric Association and other professional society
practice guidelines. [Such program shall also include education and
outreach on the elimination of stigma for people living with drug-in-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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duced movement disorders related to the treatment of mental health
conditions.]
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
manner as a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the public health law
relating to establishing a drug-induced movement disorder screening
education program, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 8965-A
and A. 6799-B, takes effect.Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.