New York S 8363: Includes the commissioner of addiction services and supports as a member of the disaster preparedness commission

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S08363 Summary:

BILL NOS08363A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08734-A

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SPONSORFERNANDEZ

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COSPNSRADDABBO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §19.18-d, Ment Hyg L

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Requires a rate enhancement for reimbursement of individual psychotherapy services provided by a mental health counselor, a clinical social worker, or a psychologist where such services are provided in an outpatient substance use disorder clinic.

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BILL NOS08363A

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06/05/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

02/24/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

02/24/2026PRINT NUMBER 8363A

04/29/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1377

06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

06/03/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/03/2026referred to ways and means

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8363--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 June 5, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. FERNANDEZ, ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --
 recommitted to the Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders
 in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing the
 individual counseling for integrated care rate enhancement act

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "individual
 2 counseling rate enhancement act".
 3 § 2. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 19.18-d
 4 to read as follows:
 5 § 19.18-d Individual counseling rate enhancement.
 6 1. The office shall establish a rate enhancement for reimbursement of
 7 individual psychotherapy services provided to individuals by a mental
 8 health counselor licensed pursuant to article one hundred sixty-three of
 9 the education law or a clinical social worker licensed pursuant to arti-
 10 cle one hundred fifty-four of the education law or a psychologist
 11 licensed pursuant to article one hundred fifty-three of the education
 12 law where such services are provided in outpatient substance use disor-
 13 der clinics licensed pursuant to article thirty-two of this chapter.
 14 Such rate shall be no less than the rate established by the office for
 15 individual counseling in effect on the first of April next succeeding
 16 the date on which this section takes effect plus a service rate of 50%.
 17 2. The office shall promulgate regulations to implement the rate
 18 enhancement set forth under this section. In developing such rates the
 19 office, in consultation with the department of health, shall, if neces-
 20 sary, pursue federal Medicaid participation and reimbursement. Within
 21 thirty-six months of the establishment of the enhanced rate, the office

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13259-02-6

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 1 shall evaluate and report whether the access to integrated mental health
 2 and addiction recovery services increased. The office shall transmit
 3 such report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the
 4 speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate and the
 5 minority leader of the assembly.
 6 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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