---
type: "Bill"
title: "Includes audio-only and video-only telehealth and telemedicine services in those telehealth and telemedicine services eligible for reimbursement"
description: "Includes audio-only and video-only telehealth and telemedicine services in those telehealth and telemedicine services eligible for reimbursement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 8416"
citation: "New York S 8416 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["METZGER"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-05-24"
last_action: "2020-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/755689c9-4f90-476e-978d-9a2eeeeef551"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S8416"
source_hash: "565f66db5f141deb997c2e5dea70d7d0b3871ea75a0ea6e1902f6f76b03fd3bb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 8416 (2019-2020) — Includes audio-only and video-only telehealth and telemedicine services in those telehealth and telemedicine services eligible for reimbursement

Includes audio-only and video-only telehealth and telemedicine services in those telehealth and telemedicine services eligible for reimbursement.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S8416** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8416&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **134–10** (pass) · lower
- Health Vote — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **61–1** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote — **19–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- METZGER — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-05-24** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-26** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-27** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.667
- **2020-05-27** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-05-27** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-05-27** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-27** SUBSTITUTED FOR A10404A
- **2020-05-27** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.38
- **2020-05-27** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-05-27** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2020-06-05** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-17** SIGNED CHAP.124 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/755689c9-4f90-476e-978d-9a2eeeeef551`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).