New York 2025 Session Status: Passed Assembly

A5894 — Defines mental health practitioners with diagnostic authority

Last action — Passed Senate

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced February 24, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Assembly

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

Defines mental health practitioners with diagnostic authority for workers' compensation services.

The bill specifies which mental health practitioners can diagnose and provide services under workers' compensation law. It aims to clarify the qualifications of these providers.

What this means for you
  • Workers: If you are a worker filing a claim, this bill means your diagnosis may be handled by a defined group of mental health experts.

Summary

Defines mental health practitioners with diagnostic authority for the purposes of providing services under the workers' compensation law; includes such practitioners as providers.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  2. PASSED SENATE

  3. 3RD READING CAL.356

  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S6912A

  5. REFERRED TO LABOR

  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE

  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  8. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.147

  9. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  10. DIED IN SENATE

  11. REFERRED TO LABOR

  12. DELIVERED TO SENATE

  13. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  14. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.323

  15. RULES REPORT CAL.323

  16. REPORTED

  17. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  18. PRINT NUMBER 5894A

  19. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR

  20. REFERRED TO LABOR

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

healthcare labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does A5894 do?
Defines mental health practitioners with diagnostic authority for the purposes of providing services under the workers' compensation law; includes such practitioners as providers.
Who sponsors A5894?
A5894 is sponsored by Sam Berger.
What is the current status of A5894?
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced February 24, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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