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S 10730: Requires Medicaid coverage of applied behavior analysis therapy rendered during school hours in certain schools.
What S 10730 does, verified October 29, 2026
This bill amends the Social Services Law to require Medicaid coverage for applied behavior analysis therapy provided during school hours in public or non-public schools for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade who have autism spectrum disorder. The terms "treatment of autism spectrum disorder" and "applied behavior analysis" are defined to match the existing definitions in the Insurance Law. The act will take effect ninety days after becoming law, with immediate authorization to implement any necessary rule or regulation changes by that effective date.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO RULES (2026-10-28)Alert me
Quick answers about S 10730
- What is the current status of S 10730?
- As of October 29, 2026, S 10730 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on October 28, 2026, was "REFERRED TO RULES".
- Did S 10730 pass?
- Not yet. S 10730 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 10730, and where is it now?
- S 10730 was authored by Sen. Bill Weber. Its committee of record is Senate Rules.
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| Oct. 28, 2026 | REFERRED TO RULES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, October 28, 2026 · 266 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10730 IN SENATE October 28, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring Medi- caid coverage of applied behavior analysis therapy rendered during school hours 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 (oo) to read as follows: 3 (oo) applied behavior analysis therapy rendered during school hours in 4 a public or non-public school providing education in any grade from 5 kindergarten through twelfth for the treatment of autism spectrum disor- 6 der. For the purposes of this paragraph, the terms "treatment of autism 7 spectrum disorder" and "applied behavior analysis" shall have the same 8 meaning as such terms are defined by subsection (ee) of section forty- 9 three hundred three of the insurance law. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 11 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 12 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 13 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 14 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD16178-01-6
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