Senate Bill S6694

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a workgroup to conduct analysis on the ambulatory patient group rates and commercial insurance rates for behavioral health services

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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-S6694 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7935
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S3476, A5878
2023-2024: S5773, A4330

2019-S6694 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a workgroup to conduct analysis on the ambulatory patient group rates and commercial insurance rates for behavioral health services.

2019-S6694 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6694 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6694
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             September 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation  to  establishing  a
   workgroup  to  conduct  analysis on the ambulatory patient group rates
   and commercial insurance rates for behavioral health services

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision (h) to read as follows:
   (H)  1.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, IN COLLAB-
 ORATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  AND  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
 ARE DIRECTED TO CONVENE AND JOINTLY CHAIR, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH  A
 DESIGNEE  OR DESIGNEES, A WORKGROUP, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE MEMBERSHIP THAT
 ENSURES ADEQUATE STATEWIDE GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION SELECTED WITH EQUAL
 CONTRIBUTIONS ON SUCH SELECTION FROM THE GOVERNOR, THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY  AND  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND BE COMPRISED OF THE
 FOLLOWING MEMBERS: (I) PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING  SUBSTANCE
 USE,  MENTAL  HEALTH, AND/OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS; (II) REPRESEN-
 TATIVES FROM PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING  PROVIDERS  OF  PEER
 AND  RECOVERY-BASED  PROGRAMS  AND  SERVICES; (III) REPRESENTATIVES FROM
 PROFESSIONAL  ASSOCIATIONS  REPRESENTING  MEDICATED  ASSISTED  TREATMENT
 PROVIDERS;  (IV)  REPRESENTATIVES FROM PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS REPRES-
 ENTING CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS; (V) REPRESENTATIVES  FROM
 HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONS; (VI) REPRESENTATIVES FROM ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENT-
 ING  BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSUMERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS; AND (VII) ANY ADDI-
 TIONAL STAKEHOLDER OR EXPERT  THAT  THE  COMMISSIONERS  DEEM  NECESSARY.
 MEMBERS  OF  THE  WORKGROUP SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION, BUT MAY BE
 REIMBURSED FOR ACTUAL COSTS INCURRED FOR  PARTICIPATION  ON  SUCH  WORK-
 GROUP.  2.  THE  WORKGROUP  SHALL  CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS ON THE AMBULATORY
 PATIENT GROUP RATES AND COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RATES FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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