Assembly BillIntroduced
A 3032: Requires private insurance plans which provide for reimbursement for psychiatric or psychological services or for diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions to include reimbursement for services provided by child advocacy centers.
What A 3032 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to require private insurance plans to reimburse for services provided by child advocacy centers. The law would amend the existing insurance law to cover services provided by these centers. Insurance policies that cover psychiatric or psychological services would need to include reimbursement for services provided by these centers. The reimbursement would be limited to facilities licensed or certified by the Office of Children and Family Services. The law would take effect immediately and apply to all policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, or amended on or after the effective date.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to insurance (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3032
- What is the current status of A 3032?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3032 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to insurance".
- Did A 3032 pass?
- Not yet. A 3032 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3032, and where is it now?
- A 3032 was authored by Asm. Jen Lunsford with 4 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Insurance.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to insurance |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | referred to insurance |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 23, 2025 · 343 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3032 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD, WOERNER, HEVESI, SIMON, MAMDANI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring certain private insurance plans to reimburse for services provided by child advocacy centers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insur- 2 ance law, as amended by section 1 of subpart A of part BB of chapter 57 3 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 4 (4) (A) If a policy provides for reimbursement for psychiatric or 5 psychological services or for diagnosis and treatment of mental health 6 conditions however defined in the policy, the insured shall be entitled 7 to reimbursement for such services, diagnosis or treatment whether 8 performed by a physician, psychiatrist, a certified and registered 9 psychologist, or a nurse practitioner when the services rendered are 10 within the lawful scope of their practice. 11 (B) (i) Every policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state 12 which provides for reimbursement for psychiatric or psychological 13 services or for diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions 14 shall also include reimbursement for services provided by child advocacy 15 centers established pursuant to section four hundred twenty-three-a of 16 the social services law. 17 (ii) Reimbursement under this subparagraph may be limited to facili- 18 ties in New York state that are licensed, certified or otherwise author- 19 ized by the office of children and family services. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all 21 policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered, or amended on 22 or after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04380-01-5
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