A 8841 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to establishing a gender-affirming care access program

Summary

Establishes a gender-affirming care access program to provide support and increase access to gender-affirming care including certain medical and surgical care.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jun 9, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

A8841 → A8841A · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to rename the program from 'Gender Affirming Care' to 'Gender-Affirming Care Access' and significantly expanded the scope of covered services. The revision now explicitly includes care provided by individuals to themselves and adds funding for medical malpractice and liability insurance. It also clarifies that surgical interventions on minors not initiated by the patient are excluded from coverage.

Scope change

The bill's scope was broadened to include self-administered care and financial support for providers' liability insurance, while adding a specific exclusion for non-consensual minor surgeries.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'Gender-affirming care' was updated to explicitly include care an individual provides to themselves.

FISCAL

Funding is now permitted to cover medical malpractice liability and general liability insurance for healthcare providers involved in the program.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements were added to ensure the confidentiality of patient information and to mandate that recipients take steps to comply with state and federal privacy laws.

A new exclusion was added stating that surgical interventions on minors with sex characteristic variations that are not sought or initiated by the patient do not qualify as gender-affirming care.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was changed to 'Gender-Affirming Care Access Program' and the list of sponsoring legislators was expanded.

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8841A

lower

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

Jun 9, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

1 primary · 22 co-sponsors