New York S01001: Scope of Practice
Official title[NY] S01001: Relates to including outpatient care provided by creative arts therapists in certain insurance policies covering care for other mental health services.
New York · substituted · Relevance score 45 of 100 (tangential). medium impact.
This summary is informational and is not legal advice. Read the source text before acting on it.
What this policy change does.
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Stage
- substituted
- Bill
- S01001
- Published
- June 10, 2025
- Impact score
- 45 of 100, from analysis of the full text: tangential
- Primary source
- LegiScan
Impact on your practice
This proposal would have required insurers to reimburse creative arts therapists at parity with other mental health professionals, expanding the recognized mental health workforce and opening new billing pathways. However, both versions have stalled, indicating legislative resistance to expanding reimbursable provider categories.
Key facts
- Seeks to mandate insurance coverage parity for creative arts therapists alongside other licensed mental health providers
- Bill was substituted by companion Assembly bill A3319 in June 2025
- Companion bill A3319 was tabled in December 2025, effectively killing the proposal
- Would expand scope of practice recognition if passed
States and jurisdictions where it applies.
- New York
Read the original policy source.
Primary source text, linked directly.
https://legiscan.com/NY/bill/S01001/2025
- Analysis by
- Therapy Companion policy engine
- Confidence
- high
- Analyzed
- July 28, 2026
Related policy changes.
- Relevance score92 / 100
APA applauds new state laws allowing psychologists with advanced training to prescribe certain medications in Hawaii and Vermont
While this directly benefits psychologists seeking prescriptive authority, it's highly relevant to therapists in these states as it reshapes the competitive landscape and collaborative care models. Therapists should understand how this affects referral patterns, co-treatment arrangements, and potential billing implications for collaborative care.high impact - Relevance score90 / 100
[NY] A04566: Adopts the psychology interjurisdictional compact (Part A); adopts the recognition of emergency medical services personnel licensure interstate compact (Part B); adopts the interstate counseling compact (Part C).
New York is pursuing both the Psychology and Counseling Compacts simultaneously, which would allow psychologists, LPCs, and LCSWs to practice across compact-member states without separate licensing. This is transformational for multi-state practice in NY.high impact - Relevance score82 / 100
[NY] A07522: Prohibits the application of fail-first or step therapy protocols to coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of serious mental health conditions; defines serious mental health condition.
If passed, this would significantly reduce prior authorization friction for mental health treatment by banning step therapy requirements. Therapists would have faster approval for evidence-based first-line treatments without forced failure on cheaper alternatives first.high impact - Relevance score80 / 100
[NY] S08426: Prevents discrimination by insurers based on an individual's mental health or substance use disorder; incorporates into law federal enforcement rules set forth in the federal mental health parity and addiction equity act of 2008.
New York is moving to codify federal parity protections at the state level with explicit anti-discrimination language. For therapists, this strengthens enforcement against coverage restrictions and discrimination in mental health treatment authorization.high impact
Track what affects your practice.
Therapy Companion tracks both: the policy shifts on this page and the denial patterns hitting your claims.