S 8143 New York Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Provides for standardized health insurance contracts for small dental employers

This bill creates a program to offer standardized health insurance contracts specifically to small dental employers that meet certain size and staffing requirements. To qualify, a dental employer must have fifty or fewer employees, at least one general dentist providing care to Medicaid patients, and at least two licensed dental hygienists. The legislation mandates that insurance companies offer a fixed benefit package to these qualifying groups and requires them to accept applications at any time during the year. Additionally, the bill establishes rules for stop-loss funds to manage financial risk and includes provisions for adjusting wage thresholds annually based on federal poverty levels.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jun 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2024

How they voted

61–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 62
Jun 4, 2024
D Democratic41
41 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jun 4, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
lower
Jun 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
NB
Neil Breslin
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
46