Assembly BillIntroduced
A 9205: Establishes a specialized health home program to serve certain individuals with physical disabilities who are Medicaid eligible adults eighteen years of age or older with a diagnosis of a neurological, muscular, or neuromuscular condition, and a mobility impairment; provides that a specialized health home shall be reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis and shall receive enhanced rates of payment; makes related provisions.
What A 9205 does, verified March 17, 2026
The bill aims to establish a specialized health home program for individuals with physical disabilities who are Medicaid-eligible adults, aged 18 or older, with a diagnosis of a neurological, muscular, or neuromuscular condition and a mobility impairment. The program will be reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis with enhanced rates of payment. The commissioner is authorized to apply for federal waivers or state plan amendments to support the program's objectives. The program must document and demonstrate the effective use of funds. The commissioner will establish standards for the program's operation, including regulations to implement the program. The bill will take effect 90 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 9205
- What is the current status of A 9205?
- As of March 17, 2026, A 9205 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 ways and means".
- Did A 9205 pass?
- Not yet. A 9205 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 9205, and where is it now?
- A 9205 was authored by Asm. Jessica González-Rojas with 5 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Nov. 03, 2025 | referred to ways and means |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, November 3, 2025 · 313 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9205 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY November 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to a specialized health home program to serve certain individuals with physical disa- bilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 365-l of the social services law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 2-e to read as follows: 3 2-e. The commissioner shall establish a specialized health home 4 program to serve individuals with physical disabilities who are Medicaid 5 eligible adults eighteen years of age or older with a diagnosis of a 6 neurological, muscular, or neuromuscular condition, and a mobility 7 impairment. A specialized health home shall be reimbursed on a fee-for- 8 service basis and shall receive enhanced rates of payment established by 9 the commissioner. The commissioner is authorized and directed to apply 10 for federal waivers or state plan amendments if such action would be 11 necessary to assist in promoting the objectives of this subdivision. 12 Specialized health homes receiving funds under this subdivision shall 13 document and demonstrate the effective use of funds distributed herein. 14 The commissioner shall establish standards for operation of a special- 15 ized health home, including regulations to implement this subdivision. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 17 have become a law. Effective immediately, the commissioner of health 18 shall make regulations and take all actions reasonably necessary to 19 implement this act on that date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04796-01-5
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