Assembly BillIntroduced
A 1897: Provides medicaid coverage for the services and care of school psychologists.
What A 1897 does, verified May 19, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Social Services Law to include care and services provided by school psychologists within standard Medicaid coverage for recipients. This amendment would allow school psychologists to provide care and services within their scope of practice under the Education Law, without modifying or expanding their existing scope. The changes would take effect 180 days after the bill becomes a law, and any necessary rules or regulations would be implemented on or before that date.
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Last action: referred to health (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to health |
| Jan. 14, 2025 | referred to health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 14, 2025 · 269 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1897 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to including care and services of school psychologists under standard coverage for Medi- caid recipients The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (nn) to read as follows: 3 (nn) care and services provided by school psychologists certified, or 4 otherwise authorized to provide such care and services within their 5 scope of practice, under the education law where such services and care 6 would otherwise be covered under this title. Nothing in this paragraph 7 shall be construed to modify or expand the scope of practice of a school 8 psychologist certified, or otherwise authorized to provide such care and 9 services under the education law. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 11 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 12 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 13 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 14 completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03580-01-5
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