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A09018 Summary:

A09018 Actions:

A09018 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Paulin      
DATE:05/21/2024AYE/NAY:21/3  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Paulin
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Byrnes
Nay
Gunther
Aye
Gandolfo
Nay
Rosenthal
Aye
Mikulin
Nay
Hevesi
Aye
Blumencranz
Aye
Steck
Aye
Bendett
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Gray
Aye
Solages
Aye
McGowan
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Sayegh
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Reyes
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
Rajkumar
Aye
Forrest
Absent
Kelles
Aye
Lucas
Aye
Meeks
Absent

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:05/28/2024AYE/NAY:27/6  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Weinstein
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Excused
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Nay
Colton
Aye
Blankenbush
Nay
Cook
Aye
Norris
Nay
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Nay
Ramos
Absent
DeStefano
Nay
Braunstein
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Smullen
Nay
Rozic
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Walker
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Simon
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Fahy
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:05/30/2024AYE/NAY:20/9  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Nay
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Nay
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Nay
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Nay
Glick
Aye
Norris
Nay
Aubry
Aye
Ra
Nay
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Nay
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Nay
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Nay
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Excused
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye

A09018 Floor Votes:

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