New York S 7984: Relates to exemptions from the recipient restriction program

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S07984 Summary:

BILL NOS07984A

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SAME ASSAME AS A09002-A

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SPONSORFERNANDEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §368-g, Soc Serv L

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Exempts any covered substance use disorder and mental health treatment services and all FDA approved medications for the treatment of substance use disorder, HIV, hepatitis C and mental health conditions, from all recipient restriction program coverage and payment restrictions.

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BILL NOS07984A

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05/15/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

06/09/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/09/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1714

06/09/2025PASSED SENATE

06/09/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/09/2025referred to health

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

03/31/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

03/31/2026PRINT NUMBER 7984A

04/21/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1373

06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

06/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/01/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7984--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to
 the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to exemptions from
 the recipient restriction program

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

 1 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 2 368-g to read as follows:
 3 § 368-g. Exemptions from the recipient restriction program. 1.
 4 Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any indi-
 5 vidual who is receiving medical assistance under this title from a Medi-
 6 caid fee-for-service or Medicaid managed care provider and who is iden-
 7 tified as part of the recipient restriction program set forth in 18
 8 NYCRR 360-6.4 shall be fully exempt from all recipient restriction
 9 program coverage and payment restrictions with respect to any covered
 10 substance use disorder and mental health treatment services and all FDA
 11 approved medications for the treatment of substance use disorders, HIV,
 12 hepatitis C and mental health conditions. All Medicaid managed care
 13 plans shall not restrict medically necessary substance use disorder
 14 services and FDA approved medications for the treatment of substance use
 15 disorders, HIV, hepatitis C and mental health conditions for recipient
 16 restriction program members without any additional restrictions, edits,
 17 authorizations, or referral requirements, and claims for opioid treat-
 18 ment program services shall not be denied due to recipient restriction
 19 program restrictions.
 20 2. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement
 21 the provisions of this section.
 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13097-02-5

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