New York Senate Bill 5300

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 1 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO INSURANCE
Pending: Senate Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Relates to behavioral health parity; requires facilities to perform daily clinical review of a patient and consult periodically with the insurer regarding the patient's progress, course of treatment, and discharge plan; requires insurers to actively participate in facility-initiated periodic consultations prior to the patient's discharge; makes related provisions (Part A); provides that no policy shall require prior authorization for an initial or renewal prescription for drugs for the detoxification or maintenance of a substance use disorder; makes related provisions (Part B).

Relates to behavioral health parity; requires facilities to perform daily clinical review of a patient and consult periodically with the insurer regarding the patient's progress, course of treatment, and discharge plan; requires insurers to actively participate in facility-initiated periodic consultations prior to the patient's discharge; makes related provisions (Part A); provides that no policy shall require prior authorization for an initial or renewal prescription for drugs for the detoxification or maintenance of a substance use disorder; makes related provisions (Part B).

Sen. Nathalia Fernandez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-03	Senate	REFERRED TO INSURANCE
2023-03-01	Senate	REFERRED TO INSURANCE

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S5300
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S05300&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S05300