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Assembly Bill A9295A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to reimbursement for non-medical transportation for individuals with a substance use disorder to receive services from a peer

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2021-A9295 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7910
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19.18-d, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A1151, S4536
2025-2026: S4948

2021-A9295 - Summary

Relates to reimbursement for non-medical transportation for individuals with a substance use disorder to receive services from a peer.

2021-A9295 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9295
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to reimbursement for
   peer  and transportation services for individuals with a substance use
   disorder
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 19.18-d to read as follows:
 § 19.18-D REIMBURSEMENT FOR PEER AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
   THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR PEER  SERVICES  AND
 TRANSPORTATION  SERVICES PROVIDED IN SETTINGS, THAT ARE NOT CERTIFIED BY
 THE OFFICE, FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER DIAGNOSIS.  AS
 PART  OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH RATES, THE OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH
 THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SHALL PURSUE FEDERAL  MEDICAID  PARTICIPATION.
 THE  OFFICE SHALL ALSO CONSIDER THE USE OF ANY FEDERAL GRANTS, INCLUDING
 STATE OPIOID RESPONSE GRANTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION
 AND TREATMENT BLOCK GRANTS AND OPIOID  LITIGATION  SETTLEMENT  FUNDS  TO
 SUPPORT  SUCH  REIMBURSEMENT.  SUCH  REIMBURSEMENT RATES SHALL BE ESTAB-
 LISHED BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13389-02-2

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2021-A9295A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7910
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19.18-d, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A1151, S4536
2025-2026: S4948

2021-A9295A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to reimbursement for non-medical transportation for individuals with a substance use disorder to receive services from a peer.

2021-A9295A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9295--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. McDONALD, WOERNER -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse -- reported and referred to
   the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to reimbursement for
   non-medical transportation for individuals with a substance use disor-
   der to receive services from a peer
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 19.18-d to read as follows:
 § 19.18-D REIMBURSEMENT FOR PEER AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
   THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR NON-MEDICAL  TRANS-
 PORTATION  FOR  INDIVIDUALS  WITH  A  SUBSTANCE  USE DISORDER TO RECEIVE
 SERVICES FROM A PEER CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION  SERVICES  AND
 SUPPORTS.  AS  PART  OF  THE  DEVELOPMENT  OF SUCH RATES, THE OFFICE, IN
 CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SHALL PURSUE  FEDERAL  MEDI-
 CAID  PARTICIPATION  AND REIMBURSEMENT.   THE OFFICE SHALL ALSO CONSIDER
 THE USE OF ANY FEDERAL GRANTS, INCLUDING STATE  OPIOID  RESPONSE  GRANTS
 AND  SUPPLEMENTAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT BLOCK GRANTS,
 TO SUPPORT SUCH REIMBURSEMENT. SUCH REIMBURSEMENT RATES SHALL BE  ESTAB-
 LISHED BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13389-03-2

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