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NY A 5545

in committee

Provides for qualified mental health associates

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 5545 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5545 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY A 5545 about?

Directs the office of mental health to establish programs for the training and development of persons capable of providing coaching and support to individuals under treatment plans developed by licensed mental health practitioners, including but not limited to a process of issuing, either directly or through contract, credentials for qualified mental health associates.

Who sponsors NY A 5545?

Jo Anne Simon is the primary sponsor of NY A 5545, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Directs the office of mental health to establish programs for the training and development of persons capable of providing coaching and support to individuals under treatment plans developed by licensed mental health practitioners, including but not limited to a process of issuing, either directly or through contract, credentials for qualified mental health associates.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jo Anne Simonprimary
  • Angelo Santabarbaracosponsor
  • Manny De Los Santoscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-14

    REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-16

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO MENTAL HEALTH

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-16

    PRINT NUMBER 5545A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2025-05-20

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 8464not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 5273

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5545?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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