New York A04024 authorizes licensed providers to deliver telehealth services in schools.

New York A04024 amends the education law to allow licensed providers to deliver telehealth services in schools. It requires the commissioner to develop regulations for telehealth providers, ensuring they supplement, not replace, existing school health staff. School districts and charter schools must ensure necessary technology and space for these services. The bill also stipulates that the cost of these services should not burden the school district and that building space used for such services should be excluded from computing building aid.

New York A04024 authorizes licensed providers to deliver telehealth services in schools.

New York A04024 amends the education law to allow licensed providers to deliver telehealth services in schools. It requires the commissioner to develop regulations for telehealth providers, ensuring they supplement, not replace, existing school health staff. School districts and charter schools must ensure necessary technology and space for these services. The bill also stipulates that the cost of these services should not burden the school district and that building space used for such services should be excluded from computing building aid.