Medicaid Reimbursement For Therapy Using Equines
Summary
Subject to federal authorization and federal financial participation, on or after July 1, 2024, medicaid reimbursement is available for therapy using equine movement when provided by a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, or a speech-language pathologist. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Jan 18, 2022
Signed Jun 2, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2022 · House Mar 17, 2022
How they voted
31–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Apr 20, 2022
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican14
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 2, 2022
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Apr 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Apr 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Committee
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Mar 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karen McCormick
DDemocratic
P
ML
Mike Lynch
RRepublican
P
SJ
Sonya Jaquez Lewis
DDemocratic
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