Assembly Bill A343

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to coverage of mental health and alcohol and substance use services under the child health insurance plan

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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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2021-A343 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2538
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2510, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11117, S9063
2023-2024: A7211

2021-A343 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for coverage of mental health and alcohol and substance use services under the child health insurance plan.

2021-A343 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    343
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to coverage of mental
   health and alcohol and substance use services under the  child  health
   insurance plan

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 2510 of the public health law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  428  of  the  laws  of 2013, is amended to read as
 follows:
   7. "Covered health care services" means: the services  of  physicians,
 optometrists,  nurses,  nurse  practitioners, midwives and other related
 professional personnel  which  are  provided  on  an  outpatient  basis,
 including  routine well-child visits; diagnosis and treatment of illness
 and injury; EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS  AND  TREATMENT  FOR
 ELIGIBLE  CHILDREN  UNDER THE AGE OF SIX AND FOR OTHER ELIGIBLE CHILDREN
 TO ASCERTAIN PHYSICAL AND MENTAL  DISABILITIES;  inpatient  health  care
 services;  laboratory  tests;  diagnostic  x-rays; prescription and non-
 prescription drugs and durable  medical  equipment;  radiation  therapy;
 chemotherapy;  hemodialysis;  outpatient  blood clotting factor products
 and other treatments and services furnished in connection with the  care
 of  hemophilia  and other blood clotting protein deficiencies; emergency
 room services;  hospice  services;  emergency,  preventive  and  routine
 dental  care,  including  medically  necessary orthodontia but excluding
 cosmetic surgery; emergency, preventive and routine vision care, includ-
 ing eyeglasses; speech and hearing services; and, inpatient  and  outpa-
 tient  mental  health,  alcohol  and  substance [abuse] USE services [as
 defined by the commissioner in consultation  with  the  superintendent].
 "Covered  health  care services" shall not include drugs, procedures and
 supplies for the treatment of erectile dysfunction when provided to,  or
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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