New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11677: Relates to the definition of a qualified mental health professional for purposes of mobile crisis outreach teams
Status: In committee, September 2, 2026
Amends the definition of a "qualified mental health professional" to include licensed mental health counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists for the purposes of members of an approved mobile crisis outreach team.
What the bill says
An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the definition of a qualified mental health professional for purposes of mobile crisis outreach teams.
From the introduced text, September 2, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the definition of a qualified mental health professional for purposes of mobile crisis outreach teams THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (d) of section 9.58 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 230 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows: (2) "Qualified mental health professional" shall mean a licensed psychologist, registered professional nurse, LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, licensed clinical social worker or a licensed master social worker under the supervision of a physician, psychologist or licensed clinical social worker. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16282-01-6
Sponsors
- Sam Berger (D, 27) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
Subjects: Mental Hygiene Law
Common questions
- What is A11677?
- A11677 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to the definition of a qualified mental health professional for purposes of mobile crisis outreach teams.
- What does A11677 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the definition of a qualified mental health professional for purposes of mobile crisis outreach teams.
- What is the status of A11677?
- In committee as of September 2, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH (September 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11677?
- Sam Berger (D, 27).
- Where is the official record for A11677?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11677
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