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
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced May 6, 2021
Last action May 24, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2022
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
May 24, 2022
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 24, 2022
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 24, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-0)
senate
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
upper
Jun 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6574A
upper
Jun 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE
upper
May 6, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TK
Tim Kennedy
DDemocratic/Working Families
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