Senate Bill S2998A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes peer recovery advocate telehealth services and credentialed family peer advocates for reimbursement

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S2998 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A645
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2999-cc, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S8609, A10665

2021-S2998 - Summary

Authorizes peer recovery advocate telehealth services and credentialed family peer advocates for reimbursement.

2021-S2998 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2998 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2998
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  making  certified
   peer recovery advocate telehealth services eligible for reimbursement
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2999-cc of the public  health  law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (t-1) to read as follows:
   (T-1) CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY ADVOCATE SERVICES PROVIDERS CERTIFIED BY
 THE  COMMISSIONER OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTION
 19.18-B OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND PEERS CERTIFIED BY THE  OFFICE  OF
 MENTAL HEALTH;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00293-02-1

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2021-S2998A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A645
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2999-cc, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S8609, A10665

2021-S2998A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes peer recovery advocate telehealth services and credentialed family peer advocates for reimbursement.

2021-S2998A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2998A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2998--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  making  certified
   peer  recovery  advocate  telehealth  services and credentialed family
   peer advocates eligible for reimbursement
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 2 of section 2999-cc of the public health law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (t-1) to read as follows:
   (T-1) CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY ADVOCATE SERVICES PROVIDERS CERTIFIED BY
 THE COMMISSIONER OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS PURSUANT TO  SECTION
 19.18-B  OF  THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND PEER ADVOCATES RECOGNIZED BY THE
 OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, INCLUDING FAMILY PEER  ADVOCATES  CERTIFIED  OR
 CREDENTIALED BY THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00293-05-1

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