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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5509: Permits certain schools to provide hemostatic agents for use during emergencies

This bill (A 5509) allows public school districts, charter schools, and non-public elementary/secondary schools in New York to keep topical hemostatic agents (products that stop severe bleeding) on-site for emergency use. It directly affects schools and their staff, who may administer these agents during bleeding emergencies involving students or employees. The bill requires schools to maintain adequate quantities based on health commissioner guidance and mandates that schools providing these agents also give teachers approved health materials about their use. It does not change existing policies for epinephrine auto-injectors but adds a specific requirement for hemostatic agent training materials. The bill is pending in the Education Committee as of February 14, 2025.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAllows schools to maintain hemostatic agents for emergency bleeding control, improving immediate medical response in school settings per health commissioner guidance.85% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 8716: Enacts the "autism data privacy protection act"

This bill, A 8716 ("autism data privacy protection act"), requires New York state agencies, contractors, and service providers to obtain written consent before collecting or sharing personal details about a person’s autism diagnosis or related information. It allows exceptions for court orders, service delivery needs, or legal mandates if data is anonymized. The Attorney General can enforce the law by seeking court orders or imposing $2,500 penalties per violation (with each unauthorized disclosure counted as a separate violation). The law takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProtects patient privacy for autism diagnosis data, aligning with healthcare data protection standards and patient rights in mental health services.85% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyRequires consent for autism data collection, strengthens privacy protections for sensitive health information under data privacy framework95% confidence

Sub-Topics Data Privacy

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3418: Relates to providing access to the workers' compensation system, timely and meaningful wage replacement benefits, and medical treatment; and to improve efficiency of the system and cost savings; repealer

Relates to providing access to the workers' compensation system, timely and meaningful wage replacement benefits, and medical treatment; relates to improving efficiency of the system and cost savings.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill ensures access to medical treatment within workers' compensation system, directly improving patient access to healthcare services for workplace injuries.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill explicitly ensures timely wage replacement, medical access, and system efficiency for workers' compensation, strengthening worker benefits and access to protections.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Workers' Compensation

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 1896: Relates to establishing a training program for first responders for responding to victims of suspected drug overdose and the administration of opioid antagonists

Establishes a training program for first responders for responding to victims of suspected drug overdose and the administration of opioid antagonists.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes first responder training for opioid overdose response and antagonist administration, directly improving emergency public health services and patient access in healthcare crisis.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Substance Abuse

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 1390: Authorizes the transfer of pregnant and postpartum incarcerated individuals to residential treatment facilities

Authorizes the transfer of pregnant and postpartum incarcerated individuals to residential treatment facilities; requires annual reporting on the number of such incarcerated individuals transferred.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeTransfers incarcerated pregnant/postpartum individuals to treatment facilities, promoting rehabilitation over incarceration and aligning with reform indicators like improved rehabilitation programs.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAuthorizes transfer to residential treatment facilities, improving access to maternal/postpartum healthcare services for incarcerated individuals.90% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Sep 8, 2025

A 3567: Authorizes one or more demonstration projects that permit a managed long-term care plan to enroll persons that are permanently placed in a nursing home in rural areas

Authorizes one or more demonstration projects that permit a managed long-term care plan to enroll persons that are permanently placed in a nursing home and to manage the nursing home benefit in one or more rural areas.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill authorizes managed long-term care enrollment for rural nursing home residents, expanding access to healthcare services in underserved areas per bill A 3567.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Long-Term Care

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 1267: Establishes an essential workers' bill of rights

Establishes an essential workers' bill of rights; provides that all employers shall provide essential workers with personal protective equipment, inform such workers of exposure to any disease related to a state disaster emergency, and not retaliate for any report of an unsafe work environment; provides certain employers shall make hazard payments and cover the costs of any child care or health care needed by such essential workers for the duration of the state disaster emergency.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates employers to cover essential workers' health care costs during disaster emergencies, expanding access to healthcare services.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates PPE, exposure notification, no retaliation, hazard pay, and covers childcare/health costs - directly protecting essential workers' rights and safety during emergencies.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 6425: Requires the establishment of community housing waiting lists within the office of mental health service system

Requires the establishment of community housing waiting lists within the office of mental health service system; directs each provider of housing services in the office of mental health system to provide, on a monthly basis, the office of mental health with a list of each person referred to, admitted to, applying for, withdrawing an application for and denied admission to housing provided by such provider; requires the community-based agency performing assessments of persons with a documented mental illness to provide the office with the names of such who have been assessed and who meet the eligibility criteria for the array of funded and/or licensed housing programs; requires such office to publish such waiting lists on a monthly basis.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires mental health housing waiting lists and provider reporting to improve access to community housing for mental health patients, directly supporting mental health services within healthcare.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3604: Establishes the aging in place task force, and provides for its powers and duties

This bill establishes a 14-member task force within the Office for the Aging to study how the state can help older residents stay in their homes and communities ("age in place"). The task force will examine specific areas like transportation improvements, zoning changes for home care, nutrition programs, fraud protections, home medical services, tax incentives, and private insurance options. It requires the task force to issue a final report with recommendations to state leaders by January 1, 2028. The bill creates a procedural study group with no immediate policy changes, focusing solely on gathering information to inform future decisions.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill creates task force to study home medical services and insurance options for aging in place, directly advancing healthcare access for seniors through home-based care recommendations.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Long-Term Care

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 4062: Provides standards for correctional facilities in relation to medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders

Provides standards for correctional facilities in relation to medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders and the testing for opioid use when an individual is first incarcerated.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill establishes MAT standards in prisons, promoting rehabilitation and reducing recidivism - key criminal justice reform elements.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes healthcare standards for medication-assisted treatment of opioid use disorders in correctional facilities, directly improving access to evidence-based healthcare services for a vulnerable population.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Corrections Drug Policy Substance Abuse

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