New York A 8734: Relates to surcharges imposed by sellers for use of a credit card in lieu of other methods of payment

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A08734 Summary:

BILL NOA08734A

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SAME ASSAME AS S08363-A

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SPONSORSteck

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COSPNSRGriffin, Stirpe

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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 NOA08734A

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06/02/2025referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

01/07/2026referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

02/25/2026amend and recommit to alcoholism and drug abuse

02/25/2026print number 8734a

05/18/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA08734 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE Chair:Steck 
DATE:05/18/2026AYE/NAY:13/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SteckAyeBrownAye

StirpeAyeBrook-KrasnyAye

DavilaAyeGrayAye

McDonaldAyeGallahanAye

GallagherAye

ZaccaroAye

GriffinAye

ValdezAbsent

SchiavoniAye

CashmanAye

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08734 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8734--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 June 2, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse -- recommitted to the Committee on Alco-
 holism and Drug Abuse in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 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
 22 shall evaluate and report whether the access to integrated mental health

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13259-03-6

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

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