Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 31, 2022 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.445 substituted for a3642 |
May 31, 2022 |
substituted by s559 rules report cal.445 reported |
May 23, 2022 |
reported referred to rules |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to ways and means |
Mar 01, 2021 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 28, 2021 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A3642
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S559 - Passed Assembly
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Phil Steck
Charles Barron
2021-A3642 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A3642 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3642 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 28, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT in relation to determining whether the state can claim federal financial participation for coverage of and payment for certain prescription digital therapeutics THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative finding and declaration. New Yorkers in recov- ery for substance and opioid use disorders and in treatment for mental health conditions are losing access to in-person treatment under the state's "stay at home" and social distancing orders as part of coronavi- rus pandemic mitigation efforts. In recent news reports, experts warn that the coronavirus pandemic may be "a national relapse trigger" for individuals in treatment for alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijua- na, and heroin addiction. Prescription Digital Therapeutics (PDTs) are new, software-based disease treatments designed to directly treat disease, tested for safety and efficacy in randomized clinical trials, evaluated by the FDA, and prescribed by healthcare providers. These therapies are designed and tested much like traditional prescription drugs with one distinction: rather than swallowing a pill or taking an injection, patients are treated with software. Certain PDTs provide clinicians and patients with evidence-based remote treatment modalities to treat substance and opioid use disorders, mental health, and other diseases and conditions. However, there is no clear statutory benefit category to allow Medicaid coverage for PDTs. In light of the promise of PDTs for the treatment of patients with substance use and opioid use disorders during the coronavirus pandemic, this legislation would require that the New York state department of health seek guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services relative to a coverage and reimbursement pathway for PDTs, in order to accelerate access to such therapies for enrollees. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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