NY State Senate Bill S8953

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S8953 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A11073
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S1821, A2802
2021-2022: S1578, A299

S8953 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes applied behavioral analysis provided by a licensed behavior analyst or certified behavior analyst assistant for treatment of autism spectrum disorder under standard coverage for Medicaid recipients.

S8953 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S8953

SPONSOR: HANNON
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to including applied behavioral analysis for treatment of autism spec-
trum disorder under standard coverage for Medicaid recipients

 
PURPOSE:

To amend the Social Services Law in relation to providing Medicaid bene-
ficiaries who have autism spectrum disorder access to applied behavior
analysis services, comparable to commercial insurance coverage.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill amends subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the
social services law by adding a new paragraph (ff), which adds coverage
of applied behavior analysis for the treatment of autism spectrum disor-
der to the standard Medicaid benefits.

Section two of the bill establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Although applied behavior analysis (ABA) for the treatment of autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) was added to New York commercial insurance
coverage requirements in 2011, it is still not a covered benefit for the
thousands of New Yorkers who rely on Medicaid for health insurance. This
means that children with treatable conditions are denied the vital care
they need to achieve significant improvements in behavior that can have
a great impact on both the children and their families. This bill would
correct that omission.

ABA is the design, implementation and evaluation of modifications to
produce socially significant improvements in human behavior. ABA inter-
ventions are supported by scientific evidence as medically necessary for
people with ASD, and are covered based on a written prescription from a
physician or psychologist who states that such services are medically
necessary to develop, maintain, or restore the functioning of an indi-
vidual with a diagnosis of ASD.

In May of 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released
an update of autism's estimated prevalence amongst the nation's chil-
dren. One key finding stated that 1 in 59 children had a diagnosis of
autism spectrum disorder by the age of 8 in 2014, a 15% increase from
2012, when the number was 1 in 68.

Most states cover ABA in their Medicaid programs. New York, a leader in
so many ways, has fallen behind. This bill would correct that injustice
and enable access to this lifesaving service.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment,
and/or appeal of any rules and regulations necessary to implement the
provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed
to be completed on or before such effective date.

S8953 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8953

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 7, 2018
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the  social  services  law,  in  relation  to  including
  applied  behavioral analysis for treatment of autism spectrum disorder
  under standard coverage for Medicaid recipients

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (ff) to read as follows:
  (FF) APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  EIGHTY-EIGHT
HUNDRED  ONE  OF  THE EDUCATION LAW, WHERE SUCH SERVICE IS PROVIDED BY A
LICENSED BEHAVIOR  ANALYST  OR  CERTIFIED  BEHAVIOR  ANALYST  ASSISTANT,
LICENSED  OR  CERTIFIED  UNDER  ARTICLE  ONE  HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THE
EDUCATION LAW, FOR THE TREATMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.
  § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
ment,  and/or repeal of any rules and regulations necessary to implement
the provisions of this act on its  effective  date  are  authorized  and
directed to be completed on or before such effective date.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16103-01-8

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