ACTS in Albany
Senator Gallivan Urges Increase in EI Funding 2/21/25
Senator Gallivan shared a letter he recently sent to legislative leaders requesting Early Intervention Program funding be included in the FY 2026 State budget.
Letter to Commissioner McDonald on EI Telehealth Implementation
FY 2026 Health Budget Testimony
ACTS FY 2026 Health Budget Testimony
Advocacy Days in Albany February 10-11, 2025
ACTS Advocacy Days in Albany February 10-11, 2025
Official update on the enacted NYS budget from ACTS
Here is an official update on the enacted NYS budget from ACTS: • A 5% increase for in-person services for Early Intervention was approved in the NYS Budget that was just passed, but we do not expect to actually begin receiving payments at that higher rate of...
Advocacy Alert for 2024 NYS Budget
Agencies for Children’s Therapy Services (ACTS) is an association of 31 agencies providing Early Intervention, Pre-K, Special Education, and School Age Special Education services. Member agencies collectively serve over 25,000 infants, toddlers, and preschoolers...
Agencies for Children’s Therapy Services SFY 2023-2024 State Budget Testimony Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Health
Good afternoon, Chairs Krueger, Weinstein, Rivera and Paulin, and committee members. I am Scott Mesh, a Board Member of the Agencies for Children’s Therapy Services (ACTS), an association of 31 agencies providing Early Intervention, Pre-K, Special Education, and...
Public Comments in Response to NYSDOH Revised Regulations for the Early Intervention Program – HLT-39-22-00020-RP
Public Comments from Agencies for Children’s Therapy Services in Response to NYSDOH Notice of Revised Regulations for the Early Intervention Program – HLT-39-22-00020-RP
Comments Regarding OMIG Audit Protocols For The Early Intervention Program Services
Agencies For Children’s Therapy Services (Acts) Comments Regarding Omig Audit Protocols For The Early Intervention Program Services From April 6, 2016 – October 18, 2021.
Public Comments Response to DOH Proposed Regulations HLT-39-22-00020-P
ACTS is pleased to submit our comments and recommendations to the Proposed Regulations published in the New York State Register on September 28, 2022 which are amendments to the Early Intervention Program (EI).
Testimony To Joint Legislative Budget Hearing Elementary & Secondary Education
Some budget matters are complicated. The case for an Early Intervention rate increase, an oversight by the Executive, is not complicated… it is obvious and it is right.
Legislation – S.5560-A / A.5539
Shortly the Senate will be delivering S.5560-A / A.5339 for your consideration. This legislation would end direct billing to commercial insurance of Early Intervention services by adding the Program to the “Covered Lives” fund with a fair assessment.
Public Comment to Proposed Department of Health Regulations I.D. No. HLT-04-20-00003-RP
Submitted by ACTS July 9, 2021 I am Executive Director of Agencies for Children’s Therapy Services (ACTS). My association member agencies provide the majority of Early Intervention services to infants and toddlers in New York State. I am responding to the Department...
OPINION: Gov. Cuomo, Make Insurance Pay Its Fair Share
Times Union 06/30/2021 by Steve Sanders If there is such a thing as a “no brainer” for the Governor, then mandating insurance coverage and more clinical help for very young children with disabilities would surely be it. These services are embodied in the state’s Early...
Testimony To Joint Legislative Budget Hearing: Health
TESTIMONY to JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET HEARING: HEALTH February 25, 2021 Thank You for the opportunity to provide testimony regarding the Governor’s budget proposals for Fiscal Year 2021-22. My name is Steven Sanders. I am Executive Director of ACTS (Agencies for...