Healthcare

passed both · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 9272: Relates to expanding opioid overdose prevention measures in certain settings

Requires school districts, public libraries, BOCES, county vocational education and extension boards, charter schools, and non-public schools to provide and maintain on-site opioid antagonists; requires the department of health to provide such opioid antagonists to such entities upon request.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates opioid antagonists in schools/libraries to prevent overdoses, directly enhancing public health access and safety.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Substance Abuse

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in committee · New York · Assembly Feb 12, 2026

A 10211: Requires medicaid and insurers to include coverage for testing of PFAS levels in blood

This bill requires New York Medicaid and private health insurers to cover blood testing for PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) when ordered by a licensed physician or healthcare provider. It applies to all comprehensive health insurance plans, including Medicaid, and defines PFAS as specific chemicals linked to environmental contamination. Coverage must be provided for the testing itself, though the bill notes that Medicaid coverage depends on available federal funding. The law takes effect January 1, 2027, for new or renewed policies.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates Medicaid and insurers to cover PFAS blood testing, expanding health coverage for environmental health concerns.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance Medicaid

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in committee · New York · Senate Feb 18, 2026

S 9242: Directs the office of children and family services to conduct a statewide needs assessment

Directs the office of children and family services to conduct a statewide needs assessment to identify any unmet needs, including, but not limited to, housing, mental health access, financial assistance, childcare, and respite care access for kinship caregivers.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExplicitly identifies mental health access as a need to assess, indicating support for addressing gaps in mental health services within the needs assessment framework.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jun 4, 2026

A 10357: Provides for the protection of health information

Provides for the protection of health information; establishes requirements for communications to individuals about their health information; requires either written consent or a designated necessary purpose for the processing of an individual's health information.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes consent requirements and processing rules for health information, directly protecting patient data privacy and rights under healthcare services.95% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyMandates consent for health data processing, directly supporting data privacy protections under technology policies.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Consumer Data Protection

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passed · New York · Assembly May 29, 2026

A 10142: Relates to veterans health care

Relates to veterans' health care; creates a veteran health care review to ensure veterans and their families have access to health and mental health treatment, including for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, military sexual trauma, reproductive and mental health conditions, and suicide prevention.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill creates veteran health care review to ensure access to mental health treatment, PTSD care, and suicide prevention, advancing healthcare access for veterans.95% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransBill creates veteran health care review to ensure access to mental/health treatments including PTSD, suicide prevention, and military sexual trauma, directly expanding services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health Veteran Healthcare Veteran Housing Veteran Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Senate Feb 23, 2026

S 8751: Establishes a commission to study authorizing New York state-funded health services for eligible seniors and individuals with disabilities residing part-time in the Dominican Republic

Enacts the New York-Dominican health partnership act; establishes a commission to study and develop a framework for authorizing New York state-funded health services for eligible seniors and individuals with disabilities residing part-time in the Dominican Republic through a pilot partnership with the Seguro Nacional de Salud (SeNaSa), the primary public health insurer of the Dominican Republic and explores overall bilateral health collaboration between the state of New York and the Dominican Republic.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes commission to study state-funded health services for NY seniors/disabled in DR via SeNaSa partnership, aiming to expand coverage access through bilateral health collaboration.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance Public Health

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passed both · New York · Senate May 29, 2026

S 9076: Directs the department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning intrauterine devices

Directs the department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning intrauterine devices; requires such informational pamphlet to be available on the department of health's website; requires practitioners to distribute such informational pamphlet to patients seeking contraceptives.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates distribution of IUD information to contraceptive patients, improving access to reproductive health resources and aligning with patient access indicators.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Senate May 29, 2026

S 8658: Relates to allowing health care professionals to perform services at the Ironman Lake Placid

This bill temporarily allows out-of-state health professionals (like doctors, nurses, or physical therapists) to provide services at the Ironman Lake Placid 2026 event without needing a New York license. It applies only to those in good standing in their home state, appointed by the World Triathlon Corporation, and serving athletes or teams registered for the event. Services are limited to four days before through one day after the July 19, 2026 race, and the exemption expires on July 22, 2026. The bill directly affects participating health professionals and event attendees, with no broader impact on healthcare practice in New York.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEnables out-of-state health professionals to provide services at Ironman event without NY license, improving access for athletes during the 2026 event.95% confidence

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passed both · New York · Senate Jun 2, 2026

S 8622: Establishes a study regarding doula friendly work spaces

This bill mandates a state study to examine how hospitals and birthing centers integrate doula care into maternal health services. It requires the health department to identify existing "doula-friendly" facilities, analyze successful programs in New York and other states, and develop recommendations for standardized practices - such as visitor status for doulas, inclusion in birth processes, and data collection. The study will report findings and best practices to the governor and legislature by December 2027. This bill directly affects healthcare facilities, doulas, and maternal health systems by laying groundwork for potential future policy changes, but does not create new laws or funding.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates study to integrate doulas into maternal care, standardize practices, and improve non-medical support access in birthing facilities, advancing patient-centered healthcare services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Women's Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 30, 2026

A 10093: Establishes a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning plus crisis hotline

Establishes a twenty-four hour, toll-free hotline and website for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning plus (LGBTQ+) individuals who are experiencing emotional distress, suicidal ideation, or crisis-related challenges, which shall provide immediate support, referrals, resource lists, and other information.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes mental health crisis support hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals, directly advancing mental health services under healthcare topic indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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