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A09018 Summary:

BILL NOA09018
 
SAME ASSAME AS S08715
 
SPONSORBronson
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
 
Authorizes licensed creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their services.
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A09018 Actions:

BILL NOA09018
 
02/05/2024referred to health
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A09018 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A9018
 
SPONSOR: Bronson
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to authorizing licensed creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their services   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to authorizes licensed creative arts thera- pists to bill Medicaid directly for their services   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one would amend Paragraph (gg) of subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law to allow for creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their services Section two is the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: This bill would allow licensed creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for the services they provide. The status quo of excluding mental health practitioners licensed under Article 163 of the Education law from recognized providers within the Medicaid program results in undue hardship for individuals, families, and communities, and a lack of transparency in Medicaid billing. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately one in four American adults suffers from a mental illness, making the work performed by all mental health profes- sionals, including licensed mental health practitioners, crucial to the provision of healthcare. Individuals should be able to receive treat- ment.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the ninety-first day after it shall have become a law.
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A09018 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9018
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 5, 2024
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the social services  law,  in  relation  to  authorizing
          licensed  creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their
          services
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (gg)  of subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the
     2  social services law, as amended by chapter 97 of the laws  of  2022,  is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    (gg)  care  and  services  provided by mental health counselors [and],
     5  marriage and family therapists, and creative  arts  therapists  licensed
     6  pursuant  to article one hundred sixty-three of the education law acting
     7  within their scope of practice, where such services would  otherwise  be
     8  covered  under  this title. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed
     9  to modify or expand the scope of practice of a mental  health  counselor
    10  [or], marriage and family therapist, or creative arts therapist licensed
    11  pursuant to article one hundred sixty-three of the education law.
    12    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    13  have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14137-01-4
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