NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A988
SPONSOR: Rosenthal L TITLE OF BILL:
An act to repeal section 1 of a chapter of the laws of 2022 relating to
determining whether the state can claim federal financial participation
for coverage of and payment for certain prescription digital therapeu-
tics, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 559 and A. 3642, in
relation to prescription digital therapeutics
PURPOSE:
To ensure the law reflects a proper description of how prescription
digital therapeutics are utilized.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill amends chapter 824 of the laws of 2022 by removing section 1
of the chapter relating to the legislative intent of the chapter.
JUSTIFICATION:
Prescription digital therapeutics are innovative software-based thera-
peutic interventions which have demonstrated clinical benefits to New
Yorkers who are recovering from substance and opioid use disorders as
well as in treatment for mental health conditions. Especially over the
COVID-19 pandemic where in-person health care was restricted and normal-
ly scheduled treatment may have been delayed, these highly engaging
digital applications acted as an ancillary arm for health care providers
to prevent, manage, or treat a medical disorder or disease. This legis-
lation amends chapter 824 of the laws of 2022, which seeks Medicaid
coverage of prescription digital therapeutics, to remove unnecessary
legislative intent language.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.
BUDGET IMPLICATIONS:
Potential Medicaid savings.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a
chapter of the laws of 2022 relating to determining whether the state
can claim federal financial participation for coverage of and payment
for certain prescription digital therapeutics, as proposed in legisla-
tive bills numbers S.559 and A.3642, takes effect.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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988
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT to repeal section 1 of a chapter of the laws of 2022 relating to
determining whether the state can claim federal financial partic-
ipation for coverage of and payment for certain prescription digital
therapeutics, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 559 and A.
3642, in relation to prescription digital therapeutics
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1 of a chapter of the laws of 2022 relating to
2 determining whether the state can claim federal financial participation
3 for coverage of and payment for certain prescription digital therapeu-
4 tics, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 559 and A. 3642, is
5 REPEALED.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
7 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2022 relating to determining whether
8 the state can claim federal financial participation for coverage of and
9 payment for certain prescription digital therapeutics, as proposed in
10 legislative bills numbers S. 559 and A. 3642, takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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