New York A04512 allows school districts to implement telehealth school-based mental health clinics and establishes a reimbursement fund for these.

New York A04512 amends the education law to allow school districts to implement telehealth school-based mental health clinics. It establishes the student mental telehealth reimbursement fund, which will receive revenues from mobile sports wagering taxes. The fund will provide reimbursements to school districts for costs associated with establishing and maintaining these telehealth clinics. The bill also amends the public health law to set minimum qualifications for school districts to operate these clinics. The act takes effect 180 days after becoming law.

New York A04512 allows school districts to implement telehealth school-based mental health clinics and establishes a reimbursement fund for these.

New York A04512 amends the education law to allow school districts to implement telehealth school-based mental health clinics. It establishes the student mental telehealth reimbursement fund, which will receive revenues from mobile sports wagering taxes. The fund will provide reimbursements to school districts for costs associated with establishing and maintaining these telehealth clinics. The bill also amends the public health law to set minimum qualifications for school districts to operate these clinics. The act takes effect 180 days after becoming law.