Senate Bill S1821

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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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S1821 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2802
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8953, A11073
2021-2022: S1578, A299

2019-S1821 (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-S1821 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1821 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1821
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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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