NY S 998

in committee

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

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

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.

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-05-29 — SUBSTITUTED BY A949
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-08
REFERRED TO LABOR
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO LABOR
referral-committee
2026-05-05
1ST REPORT CAL.983
2026-05-06
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-05-07
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-05-29
SUBSTITUTED BY A949

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Votes

Labor Vote
2026-05-05 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Mario Mattera: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Jeremy Zellner: yes

Related bills

Prior session: S 9055
Prior session: S 1878
Companion bill: A 949

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S998?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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