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A949 • 2025

Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system

Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system

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Sponsor
Jen Lunsford
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
Passed Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system

Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system; permits one in-person visit within twelve months unless such in-person visit causes undue hardship on a patient.

What This Bill Does

  • Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system; permits one in-person visit within twelve months unless such in-person visit causes undue hardship on a patient.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 Senate

    SUBSTITUTED FOR S998

  2. 2026-05-29 Senate

    3RD READING CAL.983

  3. 2026-05-29 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  4. 2026-05-29 Senate

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  5. 2026-01-12 Assembly

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

  6. 2026-01-12 Assembly

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  7. 2026-01-12 Senate

    REFERRED TO LABOR

  8. 2026-01-07 Senate

    DIED IN SENATE

  9. 2026-01-07 Senate

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  10. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.34

  11. 2025-05-21 Assembly

    REPORTED

  12. 2025-05-21 Assembly

    RULES REPORT CAL.199

  13. 2025-05-21 Assembly

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.199

  14. 2025-05-21 Assembly

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

  15. 2025-05-21 Assembly

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  16. 2025-05-21 Senate

    REFERRED TO LABOR

  17. 2025-05-20 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  18. 2025-01-08 Assembly

    REFERRED TO LABOR

Official Summary Text

Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system
Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system; permits one in-person visit within twelve months unless such in-person visit causes undue hardship on a patient.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                           949

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                       (PREFILED)

                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. LUNSFORD, SIMON -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Labor

        AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to permitting
          telemedicine services for mental and behavioral  health  issues  under
          the workers' compensation system

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Section 13-m of the workers' compensation law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
     3    15. TELEHEALTH VISITS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING, TREATMENT  AND  COUN-
     4  SELING  BY  PSYCHIATRISTS,  PSYCHOLOGISTS  AND  LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL
     5  WORKERS SHALL BE PERMITTED WITH ONE IN-PERSON VISIT WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS
     6  OF THE FIRST VIDEO TELEHEALTH VISIT AND WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF  THE  FIRST
     7  AUDIO-ONLY  TELEHEALTH  VISIT  UNLESS (A) IN THE PROVIDER'S PROFESSIONAL
     8  JUDGMENT, AN IN-PERSON VISIT SERVICE IS LIKELY TO  CAUSE  DISRUPTION  IN
     9  SERVICE DELIVERY OR HAS THE POTENTIAL TO WORSEN THE PATIENT'S CONDITION,
    10  OR  (B)  WOULD  CREATE UNDUE HARDSHIP UPON THE PATIENT OR SUCH PATIENT'S
    11  FAMILY. A FINDING OF UNDUE BURDEN SHALL INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER
    12  TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE  IN-PERSON  VISIT  WOULD  CAUSE  UNDUE  FINANCIAL
    13  BURDEN OR UNREASONABLE PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01455-01-5