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Jan 08, 2020 | referred to ways and means |
Jun 04, 2019 | reported referred to ways and means |
May 28, 2019 | referred to mental health |
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A7935 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7935 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 28, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Mental Health 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.