Requires insurance and Medicaid coverage for inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment for at least forty-five days.

New York A03366 amends the insurance law and social services law to mandate that insurance and Medicaid cover inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment for a minimum of forty-five days. This includes detoxification and rehabilitation services in residential settings. The bill prohibits applying more restrictive financial requirements or treatment limitations to substance use disorder benefits than those applied to other medical and surgical benefits.

Requires insurance and Medicaid coverage for inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment for at least forty-five days.

New York A03366 amends the insurance law and social services law to mandate that insurance and Medicaid cover inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment for a minimum of forty-five days. This includes detoxification and rehabilitation services in residential settings. The bill prohibits applying more restrictive financial requirements or treatment limitations to substance use disorder benefits than those applied to other medical and surgical benefits.