Requires blanket health insurance policies to provide coverage for outpatient treatment by mental health practitioners; repealer
Summary
Requires blanket health insurance policies to provide coverage for outpatient treatment by mental health practitioners (mental health counsellors, marriage and family therapists, creative arts therapists and psychoanalysts) licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Assembly Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Vetoed
Dec 2019
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Vetoed Dec 6, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 19, 2019 · Assembly Jun 18, 2019
How they voted
61–0
Passed
Total votes 61
Jun 19, 2019
D
Democratic39
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Dec 6, 2019
Amended
TABLED
lower
Dec 6, 2019
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.171
lower
Jun 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 19, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 14, 2019
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Jun 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 670A
lower
Jun 7, 2019
Committee
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 30, 2019
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 6, 2019
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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