What's happening
This bill expands child health insurance coverage to include early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment for physical and mental disabilities.
Why it matters
Expanding early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment (EPSDT) to all eligible children. not just those under six—means that more children with undiagnosed physical or mental disabilities could be identified and treated earlier, potentially improving long-term health and developmental outcomes.
Bringing mental health screening to parity with physical health screening. recognizes the importance of early mental health intervention, which may help reduce the severity or impact of mental health conditions later in life.
Mandating coverage for these services as part of the state’s child health insurance plan. ensures that insurance barriers are reduced for families seeking comprehensive care, increasing access to crucial health services for vulnerable children.
Requiring prompt regulatory action by the health commissioner. signals a commitment to timely implementation, meaning families and providers could see these expanded benefits take effect quickly after the law is enacted.
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Screen Kids for Disabilities
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- Referred to health
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Expand Child Disability Screenings
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Gustavo Rivera
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STATE OF NEW YORK
11106
IN ASSEMBLY
November 6, 2020
Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Gottfried) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to coverage of early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment under the child health insurance plan
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 2510 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 428 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
7. "Covered health care services" means: the services of physicians, optometrists, nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives and other related professional personnel which are provided on an outpatient basis, including routine well-child visits; diagnosis and treatment of illness and injury; early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment for eligible children under the age of six and for other eligible children to ascertain physical and mental disabilities; inpatient health care services; laboratory tests; diagnostic x-rays; prescription and nonprescription drugs and durable medical equipment; radiation therapy; chemotherapy; hemodialysis; outpatient blood clotting factor products and other treatments and services furnished in connection with the care of hemophilia and other blood clotting protein deficiencies; emergency room services; hospice services; emergency, preventive and routine dental care, including medically necessary orthodontia but excluding cosmetic surgery; emergency, preventive and routine vision care, including eyeglasses; speech and hearing services; and, inpatient and outpatient mental health, alcohol and substance abuse services as defined by the commissioner in consultation with the superintendent, but shall include early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment for eligible children under the age of six and for other eligible children to ascertain physical and mental disabilities. "Covered health care services" shall not include drugs, procedures and supplies for the treatment of erectile dysfunction when provided to, or prescribed for use by, a person who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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to article six-C of the correction law, provided that any denial of coverage of such drugs, procedures or supplies shall provide the patient with the means of obtaining additional information concerning both the denial and the means of challenging such denial.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April after it becomes a law. Effective immediately, the commissioner of health shall make regulations and take other actions reasonably necessary to implement this act on that date.
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