New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S8363 — Enacts the individual counseling rate enhancement act

Last action — In Assembly Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced June 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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In plain language

Enhances reimbursement rates for individual psychotherapy services in outpatient substance use disorder clinics.

This bill requires higher reimbursement rates for mental health counselors, social workers, and psychologists providing individual therapy in outpatient substance use disorder clinics. This aims to improve access to mental health services in these settings.

What this means for you
  • Healthcare: This could lead to better compensation for mental health professionals, increasing the availability of services for patients.

Summary

Requires a rate enhancement for reimbursement of individual psychotherapy services provided by a mental health counselor, a clinical social worker, or a psychologist where such services are provided in an outpatient substance use disorder clinic.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  3. PASSED SENATE

  4. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1377

  5. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  6. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  7. PRINT NUMBER 8363A

  8. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

  9. REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

  10. REFERRED TO RULES

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does S8363 do?
Requires a rate enhancement for reimbursement of individual psychotherapy services provided by a mental health counselor, a clinical social worker, or a psychologist where such services are provided in an outpatient substance use disorder clinic.
Who sponsors S8363?
S8363 is sponsored by Nathalia Fernandez.
What is the current status of S8363?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced June 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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