Bill Text: NY S06101 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Establishes statewide pilot programs for the purpose of promoting the use of alternatives to opioid treatment for individuals suffering from chronic lower back pain by offering access to nonpharmacologic treatments such as acupuncture and chiropractic services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-30 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN [S06101 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S06101-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          6101

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     March 29, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

        AN ACT in relation to establishing statewide  pilot  programs  promoting
          the  use  of  alternative  treatments  for  individuals suffering from
          chronic lower back pain

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  The  commissioner  of  health  is authorized to establish
     2  statewide pilot programs for the purpose of promoting the use of  alter-
     3  natives to opioid treatment for individuals suffering from chronic lower
     4  back  pain  by  offering access to   nonpharmacologic treatments such as
     5  acupuncture and chiropractic  services.  Such  access  may  be  provided
     6  statewide,  with a focus on areas within the state that have the highest
     7  need for such services. The provisions of this section  shall  not  take
     8  effect unless all necessary approvals  under federal  law and regulation
     9  have  been  obtained  to  receive federal financial participation in the
    10  costs of services provided under this section.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09979-01-3
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