S 3820 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires health insurance policies include coverage for anesthesia for the duration of a medical procedure

Summary

Requires health insurance policies include coverage for anesthesia for the entire duration of a procedure for which a licensed medical practitioner has issued an order for such anesthesia.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Mar 18, 2026

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What changed between versions

S3820A → S3820B · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to add detailed definitions and payment standards for anesthesia coverage in health insurance policies. The changes clarify how anesthesia time is calculated, prohibit insurers from imposing time limits on anesthesia payments, and establish specific billing standards based on medical coding practices.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include detailed operational definitions and payment requirements that were not present in the original version.

DEFINITION

Added a specific definition of 'anesthesia time' as the period when an anesthesia provider is present with the patient, starting when they prepare the patient and ending when the patient is safely under postoperative care.

REQUIREMENT

Added a prohibition preventing insurers from establishing or enforcing any policies that impose time limits on payment for anesthesia services.

Added specific payment standards requiring anesthesia services to be paid based on base plus time units, with time unit intervals not exceeding fifteen minutes, following prevailing medical coding standards.

TECHNICAL

Modified the bill number from S 3820-A to S 3820-B and updated the legislative history tracking number from LBD08023-03-5 to LBD08023-04-5.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2025

How they voted

62–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 63

Jun 9, 2025

D Democratic41

41 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican22

21 Yea 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO INSURANCE

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO INSURANCE

upper

Jun 9, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO INSURANCE

lower

Jun 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jun 9, 2025

Committee

COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3820B

upper

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3820A

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO INSURANCE

upper

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors