S 8751 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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

Summary
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.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Last action Feb 23, 2026
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What changed between versions

S8751A S8751B · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to narrow its scope by removing references to full-time residents and changing the residency requirement from 'six months or more' to 'a period of time.' The amendment also removed detailed background information about the Dominican Republic's health system and the number of dual-eligible enrollees, while adding a clarifying note about which portion of enrollees are of Dominican heritage.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from covering both part-time and full-time residents to only part-time residents, and the specific residency duration threshold was removed.
ELIGIBILITY

Changed eligibility from 'part-time or full-time' residents to only 'part-time' residents in the Dominican Republic.

Removed the specific requirement that residents must live 'six months or more' each year in the Dominican Republic.

TECHNICAL

Deleted detailed background text describing the Dominican Republic's public health insurance system, regulatory oversight, and statistics about dual-eligible enrollees.

Added a clarifying statement specifying that 'a portion' of the eight hundred thousand dual-eligible enrollees are seniors of Dominican heritage.

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Total actions
5
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Amendments
4
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8751B
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8751A
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Luis Sepúlveda
Luis Sepúlveda
DDemocratic
NY
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