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NY S08427

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Samra Brouk

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for outpatient behavioral health clinic services for individuals under 21 by at least 35%, effective April 1, 2026
  • Establishes a care coordination fee of at least $7.50 per member per month for applicable outpatient behavioral health services for those under 21
  • Implements a 3.2% trend factor for outpatient behavioral health clinic services for individuals under 21
  • Requires the commissioner to submit state plan amendments to CMS by October 1, 2025 to implement at least $45 million in rate increases for home and community based services and child and family treatment services
  • Authorizes use of the Healthcare Stability Fund to pay for these children's behavioral health outpatient rate increases

Legislative Description

Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain behavioral health services provided to individuals under the age of twenty-one; directs that funds in the healthcare stability fund can be used for the funding of children's behavioral health outpatient rate increases.

Last Action

REFERRED TO HEALTH

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Health1/7/2026
Rules6/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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