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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Senate Bill S8715
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
(D, WF) 52nd Senate District
2023-S8715 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9018
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
2023-S8715 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8715 SPONSOR: BROUK TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to authorizing licensed creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their services PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to authorizes licensed creative arts thera- pists to bill Medicaid directly for their services. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one would amend Paragraph (gg) of subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law to allow for creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their services Section two is the effective date.
2023-S8715 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8715 I N S E N A T E March 4, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BROUK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to authorizing licensed creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (gg) of subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law, as amended by chapter 97 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows: (gg) care and services provided by mental health counselors [and], marriage and family therapists, AND CREATIVE ARTS THERAPISTS licensed pursuant to article one hundred sixty-three of the education law acting within their scope of practice, where such services would otherwise be covered under this title. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to modify or expand the scope of practice of a mental health counselor [or], marriage and family therapist, OR CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIST licensed pursuant to article one hundred sixty-three of the education law. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14137-01-4
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