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S 4866: Relates to the reimbursement of local services provided to persons with a disability; provides for retroactive reimbursement if local services were furnished prior to approval.
What S 4866 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to amend the mental hygiene law to provide reimbursement for certain programs and services for individuals with a disability. The law change allows local service providers to be reimbursed for services rendered to individuals who have already received approval for a program or service, even if the approval is later granted or denied. This change applies to services rendered one year prior to the bill's effective date, and any reimbursement that has already occurred in the past year will be returned to the office if the service is ultimately not approved. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO DISABILITIES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4866
- What is the current status of S 4866?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 4866 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 DISABILITIES".
- Did S 4866 pass?
- Not yet. S 4866 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4866, and where is it now?
- S 4866 was authored by Sen. Patricia Fahy. Its committee of record is Senate Disabilities.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO DISABILITIES |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | REFERRED TO DISABILITIES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 13, 2025 · 315 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4866 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to reimbursement of certain programs and services for persons with a disability The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 2 43.13 to read as follows: 3 § 43.13 Reimbursement of certain programs and services for persons with 4 a disability. 5 If a person who qualifies for and has entered into a program and/or 6 received a service furnished by a local service provider pursuant to 7 subdivision (a) of section 13.15 of this chapter subsequently enters 8 into a different program and/or receives a different service not yet 9 approved by the commissioner, provided such approval is ultimately 10 granted, the local service provider shall be reimbursed, after such 11 services have been rendered and approved, the cost of such program 12 and/or service as if it had been approved prior to such person's admis- 13 sion into such program or receipt of such service. If a service is ulti- 14 mately not approved and reimbursement has already occurred, such 15 reimbursement shall be returned to the office for people with develop- 16 mental disabilities within sixty days of notice of such denial. This 17 section shall apply to any services rendered on and after one year prior 18 to the effective date of this section. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09550-01-5
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