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Assembly Bill A2802

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to including applied behavioral analysis for treatment of autism spectrum disorder under standard coverage for Medicaid recipients

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2019-A2802 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1821
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11073, S8953
2021-2022: A299, S1578

2019-A2802 (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.

2019-A2802 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2802
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, ABINANTI, SANTABARBARA, FAHY, ASHBY --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 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.
                                                            LBD03868-01-9

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