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A 5773: Authorizes licensed creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their services.
What A 5773 does, verified April 23, 2026
The bill aims to expand Medicaid coverage for creative arts therapy services. Licensed creative arts therapists can now bill Medicaid directly for their services, which includes care and services provided by mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and creative arts therapists within their scope of practice. This change does not modify or expand the scope of practice of mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, or creative arts therapists. The bill takes effect 90 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to health (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5773
- What is the current status of A 5773?
- As of April 23, 2026, A 5773 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 health".
- Did A 5773 pass?
- Not yet. A 5773 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5773, and where is it now?
- A 5773 was authored by Asm. Harry Bronson with 10 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to health |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | referred to health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 259 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5773 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, GALLAGHER, SANTABARBARA, DAVILA, SIMON, PAULIN, SHRESTHA, LUCAS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to authorizing licensed creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their services The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (gg) of subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the 2 social services law, as amended by chapter 97 of the laws of 2022, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 (gg) care and services provided by mental health counselors [and], 5 marriage and family therapists, and creative arts therapists licensed 6 pursuant to article one hundred sixty-three of the education law acting 7 within their scope of practice, where such services would otherwise be 8 covered under this title. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed 9 to modify or expand the scope of practice of a mental health counselor 10 [or], marriage and family therapist, or creative arts therapist licensed 11 pursuant to article one hundred sixty-three of the education law. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 13 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08830-01-5
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