NY A04330

Directs the commissioners of the Office of Mental Health, Department of Health, and Office of Addiction Services and Supports to jointly convene a workgroup with statewide geographic representation selected equally by the governor, speaker of the assembly, and temporary president of the senate.

Requires workgroup membership to include representatives from professional associations for substance use and mental health providers, peer and recovery-based programs, medicated assisted treatment providers, children's behavioral health providers, hospital associations, and behavioral health consumers and family members.

Mandates the workgroup conduct analysis and develop a report on ambulatory patient group rates and commercial insurance rates for behavioral health services, with recommendations on rate adequacy, actual costs of care, alternative reimbursement models, and necessary policy or fiscal resources.

Requires the report to be submitted to the governor, speaker of the assembly, and temporary president of the senate no later than October 1, 2025.

Takes effect on the ninetieth day after becoming law.