Healthcare

in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 506: Authorizes a community member or community ambassador to apply for involuntary admission of a person alleged to be mentally ill

Authorizes a community member who resides in the community, or a community ambassador, to apply for involuntary admission of a person alleged to be mentally ill.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAuthorizes community members to initiate involuntary mental health admissions, enabling access to care for individuals in crisis, supporting mental health services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 5896: Permits prescription refills to be filled fifteen days prior to their refill date during a state disaster emergency

Permits prescription refills to be filled fifteen days prior to their refill date upon the declaration of a state disaster emergency; excludes controlled substances.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAllows earlier prescription refills during disasters, improving patient access to medications in emergencies without restricting coverage.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 1107: Enacts the "donor conceived person protection act"

Enacts the "donor-conceived person protection act" to ensure that reproductive tissue banks, licensed by the department of health, collect and verify medical information from any donor it procures reproductive tissue from and to disseminate such information to a recipient before a recipient purchases or otherwise receives such tissue, and to donor-conceived persons, if any, when such persons turn eighteen years of age or earlier upon consent of the recipient parent or guardian; defines terms; makes related provisions.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEnsures medical information sharing for donor-conceived persons, protecting patient rights in reproductive healthcare through mandated data collection and disclosure by health department-licensed tissue banks.85% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5563: Relates to the development of a public anti-stigma mental health education program

This bill requires New York's mental health commissioner to create a public anti-stigma education program targeting the general public and specific underserved groups, including Black, Latina/Latino adolescents, LGBTQ+ individuals, Asian descent communities, veterans, and rural residents. The program must reduce stigma about mental health and substance use disorders, improve understanding of symptoms and treatments, and provide clear information on accessing resources through social media, radio, print, and community forums. It mandates collaboration with community stakeholders and consumer advocates to ensure culturally appropriate materials. The law takes effect immediately upon passage.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates anti-stigma mental health education program to improve access and reduce barriers for underserved groups, directly advancing mental health services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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passed · New York · Senate Jun 4, 2026

S 8364: Relates to the administration of reversible progestin-only contraceptive injections

Relates to the administration of reversible progestin-only contraceptive injections; provides that no pharmacist shall administer reversible progestin-only contraceptive injections without receiving training satisfactory to the commissioner of education and the commissioner of health.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires pharmacist training for contraceptive injections, enabling safe access to reproductive healthcare services within pharmacy settings.85% confidence

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passed both · New York · Assembly Jun 2, 2026

A 5894: Defines mental health practitioners with diagnostic authority

Defines mental health practitioners with diagnostic authority for the purposes of providing services under the workers' compensation law; includes such practitioners as providers.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill expands mental health provider access under workers' comp, enabling more practitioners to provide covered services, thus supporting patient access to mental health care.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 1038: Includes Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases as occupational diseases for purposes of workers' compensation

Includes Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases as occupational diseases for purposes of workers' compensation; clarifies that disability includes disability caused by Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases; requires insurance coverage of long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne diseases.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates insurance coverage for long-term medical care for Lyme/tick-borne diseases, expanding health coverage and protecting workers' rights under workers' compensation.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands workers' compensation coverage for Lyme/tick-borne diseases as occupational illnesses, ensuring medical benefits and disability protections for affected workers.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance Workers' Compensation

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 3897: Requires the New York State Office of Mental Health to study the effects that awareness of or exposure to police shootings or killings of unarmed African Americans has on the mental health of African Americans

Requires the New York State Office of Mental Health to study the effects that awareness of or exposure to police shootings or killings of unarmed African Americans has on the mental health of African Americans in New York state and to deliver a finding of the results of such study to the governor and the legislative leaders.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill mandates study on police violence's mental health impact on Black communities, supporting accountability and reform efforts in criminal justice.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates mental health study on police violence impacts, directly advancing mental health services research and policy development.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3364: Relates to setting minimum reimbursement for mobile crisis intervention services

Sets the reimbursement for mobile crisis intervention services to be a rate that is not less than the rate that would be paid for such services pursuant to the medical assistance program under title eleven of article five of the social services law.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEnsures minimum reimbursement for mental health crisis services aligns with medical assistance rates, protecting funding and access to critical mental health care.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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signed · New York · Senate Nov 21, 2025

S 3416: Authorizes practitioners in institutional dispensers to dispense controlled substances as emergency treatment and authorizes practitioners to dispense controlled substances for use in detoxification treatment

Authorizes practitioners in institutional dispensers to dispense controlled substances as emergency treatment for use off the premises of the institutional dispenser; authorizes practitioners to dispense controlled substances for use in maintenance or detoxification treatment to an addict or habitual user.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAuthorizes expanded access to controlled substance treatment for addiction, improving patient access to healthcare services for mental health and detoxification.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Substance Abuse