New York A 6247: Relates to requiring all insurance policies and medical assistance to provide coverage for medically necessary hearing aids for children under 16 years of age

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A06247 Summary:

BILL NOA06247 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSimone (MS)

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSRLucas, Raga, Septimo

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Amd §§32.09 & 32.31, Ment Hyg L

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Relates to requirements for certain providers of services to be authorized to administer and dispense methadone or other controlled substances, including the establishment of a community advisory board.

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BILL NOA06247 

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02/27/2025referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

01/07/2026referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6247

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 27, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SIMONE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUCAS,
 RAGA, SEPTIMO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism
 and Drug Abuse

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to authorizing
 certain providers of services to administer and dispense methadone or
 other controlled substances

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of subdivision (b) of section 32.09 of
 2 the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 558 of the laws of 1999, are
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 4. the applicant is able to comply with all applicable state and
 5 federal laws; [and]
 6 5. the applicant will establish procedures to effectively implement a
 7 detoxification program to further relieve addicts from dependence upon
 8 methadone or such other controlled substances prescribed for treatment
 9 in subject maintenance programs; and
 10 6. the applicant has established, or taken concrete steps to estab-
 11 lish, a community advisory board consisting of residents of the communi-
 12 ty served by such applicant to consider and advise the provider on
 13 matters concerning the development of any plans or programs of such
 14 provider.
 15 § 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision (c) of section 32.31 of the
 16 mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 529 of the laws of 2004, is
 17 amended to read as follows:
 18 The commissioner shall not approve a certificate of incorporation or
 19 articles of organization or application for establishment unless the
 20 provisions of subdivision (a) and, in cases involving the administration
 21 and dispensing of methadone or other controlled substances, subdivision
 22 (b) of section 32.09 of this article have been met and that the commis-
 23 sioner is satisfied, insofar as applicable, as to:
 24 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 25 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02283-01-5

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