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Assembly Bill A4213

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the payment for services at addiction treatment centers operated by the office of addiction services and supports

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2023-A4213 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §25.17, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8358

2023-A4213 - Summary

Requires that services at addiction treatment centers operated by the office of addiction services and supports shall not be refused at such centers if a person is unable to pay.

2023-A4213 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4213
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the payment for
   services at addiction treatment centers  operated  by  the  office  of
   addiction services and supports

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 25.17 of the mental  hygiene  law,  as  amended  by
 section  12  of  part G of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, is amended to
 read as follows:
 § 25.17 Fees for services.
   Voluntary agencies and programs operated by local  governmental  units
 funded in whole or in part by the office shall establish, subject to the
 approval  of the office, fee schedules for substance use disorder and/or
 compulsive gambling services, INCLUDING FOR SUCH SERVICES  AT  ADDICTION
 TREATMENT  CENTERS  OPERATED  BY  THE  OFFICE  OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND
 SUPPORTS, not specifically covered by the rates established pursuant  to
 article  twenty-eight  of  the public health law or title two of article
 five of the  social  services  law.  Such  fees  shall  be  charged  for
 substance  use disorder and/or compulsive gambling services furnished to
 persons who are financially able to pay the same,  provided,  that  such
 services  shall  not  be  refused  to  any person because of [his] THEIR
 inability to pay therefor.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07503-01-3

2023-A4213A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §25.17, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8358

2023-A4213A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that services at addiction treatment centers operated by the office of addiction services and supports shall not be refused at such centers if a person is unable to pay.

2023-A4213A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4213--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Alcoholism  and  Drug Abuse -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the  payment  for
   services  at  addiction  treatment  centers  operated by the office of
   addiction services and supports
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  25.17  of  the mental hygiene law, as amended by
 section 12 of part G of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
 § 25.17 Fees for services.
   Voluntary  agencies  and programs operated by local governmental units
 funded in whole or in part by the office shall establish, subject to the
 approval of the office, fee schedules for substance use disorder  and/or
 compulsive  gambling  services, INCLUDING FOR SUCH SERVICES AT ADDICTION
 TREATMENT CENTERS OPERATED BY  THE  OFFICE  OF  ADDICTION  SERVICES  AND
 SUPPORTS,  not specifically covered by the rates established pursuant to
 article twenty-eight of the public health law or title  two  of  article
 five  of  the  social  services  law.  Such  fees  shall  be charged for
 substance use disorder and/or compulsive gambling services furnished  to
 persons  who  are  financially able to pay the same, provided, that such
 services shall not be refused to  any  person  because  of  [his]  THEIR
 inability to pay therefor.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07503-03-3

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