New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11624: Requires Medicaid coverage of applied behavior analysis therapy rendered during school hours
Status: In committee, July 29, 2026
Requires Medicaid coverage of applied behavior analysis therapy rendered during school hours in certain schools.
What the bill says
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring Medicaid coverage of applied behavior analysis therapy rendered during school hours.
From the introduced text, July 29, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring Medicaid coverage of applied behavior analysis therapy rendered during school hours THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (oo) to read as follows: (OO) APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS THERAPY RENDERED DURING SCHOOL HOURS IN A PUBLIC OR NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL PROVIDING EDUCATION IN ANY GRADE FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH FOR THE TREATMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE TERMS "TREATMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER" AND "APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED BY SUBSECTION (EE) OF SECTION FORTYTHREE HUNDRED THREE OF THE INSURANCE LAW. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 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
Sponsors
- Kalman Yeger (D, 41) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO HEALTH
Subjects: Social Services Law
Common questions
- What is A11624?
- A11624 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires Medicaid coverage of applied behavior analysis therapy rendered during school hours.
- What does A11624 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring Medicaid coverage of applied behavior analysis therapy rendered during school hours.
- What is the status of A11624?
- In committee as of July 29, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (July 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11624?
- Kalman Yeger (D, 41).
- Where is the official record for A11624?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11624
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