Assembly Actions -
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May 11, 2020 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S8316
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S8316 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10385
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Medical Assistance
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S559, A3642
2019-S8316 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8316 SPONSOR: HARCKHAM TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to determining whether the state can claim federal financial participation for coverage of and payment for certain prescription digital therapeutics PURPOSE:: This bill seeks to have prescription digital therapeutics covered by Medicaid. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:: Section one contains the legislative findings. Section two directs the New York State Department of Health to request guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding coverage of digital therapeutics.
2019-S8316 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8316 I N S E N A T E May 11, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT in relation to determining whether the state can claim federal financial participation for coverage of and payment for certain prescription digital therapeutics THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative finding and declaration. New Yorkers in recov- ery for substance and opioid use disorders and in treatment for mental health conditions are losing access to in-person treatment under the state's "stay at home" and social distancing orders as part of coronavi- rus pandemic mitigation efforts. In recent news reports, experts warn that the coronavirus pandemic may be "a national relapse trigger" for individuals in treatment for alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijua- na, and heroin addiction. Prescription Digital Therapeutics (PDTs) are new, software-based disease treatments designed to directly treat disease, tested for safety and efficacy in randomized clinical trials, evaluated by the FDA, and prescribed by healthcare providers. These therapies are designed and tested much like traditional prescription drugs with one distinction: rather than swallowing a pill or taking an injection, patients are treated with software. Certain PDTs provide clinicians and patients with evidence-based remote treatment modalities to treat substance and opioid use disorders, mental health, and other diseases and conditions. However, there is no clear statutory benefit category to allow Medicaid coverage for PDTs. In light of the promise of PDTs for the treatment of patients with substance use and opioid use disorders during the coronavirus pandemic, this legislation would require that the New York state department of health seek guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services relative to a coverage and reimbursement pathway for PDTs, in order to accelerate access to such therapies for enrollees. § 2. No later than 30 days from the effective date of this section, the New York state department of health shall request guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to determine whether the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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