New York A 5773: Authorizes licensed creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their services

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A05773 Summary:

BILL NOA05773 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06025

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SPONSORBronson (MS)

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COSPNSRGonzalez-Rojas, Gallagher, Santabarbara, Davila, Simon, Paulin, Shrestha, Lucas, Griffin, Lee

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MLTSPNSRGiglio

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Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L

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Authorizes licensed creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their services.

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BILL NOA05773 

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02/20/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5773

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, GALLAGHER, SANTABARBARA,
 DAVILA, SIMON, PAULIN, SHRESTHA, LUCAS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
 A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred 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:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (gg) of subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the
 2 social services law, as amended by chapter 97 of the laws of 2022, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 (gg) care and services provided by mental health counselors [and],
 5 marriage and family therapists, and creative arts therapists licensed
 6 pursuant to article one hundred sixty-three of the education law acting
 7 within their scope of practice, where such services would otherwise be
 8 covered under this title. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed
 9 to modify or expand the scope of practice of a mental health counselor
 10 [or], marriage and family therapist, or creative arts therapist licensed
 11 pursuant to article one hundred sixty-three of the education law.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 13 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08830-01-5

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