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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Jan 08, 2020 referred to ways and means
Feb 11, 2019 reported referred to ways and means
Jan 25, 2019 referred to health

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A2802 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1821
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

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.

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