Healthcare

passed both · New York · Senate Mar 10, 2026

S 1287: Establishes the rare disease advisory council

Establishes the rare disease advisory council to identify best practices, raise awareness regarding rare diseases, evaluate barriers to access to care, and to make recommendations to the legislature and the governor.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes council to evaluate rare disease care barriers and recommend improvements, directly addressing patient access to healthcare services.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 187: Requires the New York city department of corrections and the New York city health and hospitals corporation to adopt safety policies to protect health care workers who treat incarcerated individuals

Requires the New York city department of corrections and the New York city health and hospitals corporation to adopt safety policies to protect health care workers who treat incarcerated individuals.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill mandates safety policies for healthcare workers in NYC corrections facilities, directly addressing corrections (a core criminal justice component) to protect workers, supporting system safety and operations.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates safety policies for healthcare workers treating incarcerated individuals, protecting service delivery in healthcare settings per topic definition.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates safety policies for healthcare workers treating incarcerated individuals, directly improving workplace safety standards per Labor & Employment indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Corrections

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 8562: Establishes the "Mariah N. Lacey-Reid Law" which aids designated hotline centers in developing protocols for terminating calls to the suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline

Develops protocols that designated hotline centers play calming music while callers are on hold, regular "comfort" messages, and if necessary, the hotline center shall provide additional messaging to encourage the caller to stay on the line.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates protocols for suicide prevention hotlines to improve mental health crisis service accessibility, directly supporting mental health services through enhanced caller retention strategies.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3293: Relates to recoveries from a third-party action

This bill amends workers' compensation law to limit liens on third-party recovery funds. It specifies that insurance funds or employers can only claim a lien for lost wages or medical expenses paid to injured workers, not other damages. The law requires courts to equitably apportion legal fees between the worker and the lienholder when a third-party settlement or judgment is secured. This applies to workers who pursue legal action against a negligent third party while receiving workers' compensation benefits.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill ensures medical expenses for work injuries are covered under liens, protecting access to healthcare services for injured workers by limiting lien claims to medical costs only.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentLimits employer liens to wages/medical costs only, ensures fair legal fee apportionment in third-party settlements, directly protecting worker recovery amounts from excessive deductions.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Substance Abuse Workers' Compensation

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 1458: Provides for insurance coverage of comprehensive annual medical examinations for firefighters

Provides for insurance coverage of comprehensive annual medical examinations for firefighters due to their increased risk for cancer and cancer-related diseases.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates insurance coverage for firefighters' cancer-related annual medical exams, expanding preventive health access for a high-risk group.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 6496: Requires any hospital that provides birthing services to provide written, educational material containing information about premature, newborn infants

Requires any hospital that provides birthing services to provide written, educational material containing information about premature newborn infants.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates hospitals to provide educational material on premature newborns, improving patient access to critical health information and strengthening healthcare services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals

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in committee · New York · Senate Feb 5, 2025

S 800: Relates to recommendations of the traumatic brain injury services coordinating council

This bill amends New York's public health law to establish requirements for the Traumatic Brain Injury Services Coordinating Council. The council must develop annual recommendations addressing service availability, costs, regional disparities, emerging trends, Medicaid waiver differences, and administrative efficiency for individuals with traumatic brain injury. These recommendations must be posted annually on the state health department's website. The bill directly affects individuals with traumatic brain injury and service providers by mandating structured, transparent policy input on service delivery improvements.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes council to develop annual recommendations improving service coordination, availability, and access for traumatic brain injury patients under public health law.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Medicaid Public Health

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 959: Establishes the disability benefits maximization and assistance program to assist eligible state retirees in obtaining certain disability benefits

Establishes the disability benefits maximization and assistance program to assist eligible state retirees in obtaining certain disability benefits; provides for the investing of any net savings realized by the program back into the New York state health insurance program for the purpose of eliminating or limiting the impact of any premium rate or other cost increases that would be the responsibility of an employee or retiree.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill directs program savings to New York state health insurance program to limit retiree premium increases, directly supporting healthcare affordability for beneficiaries.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance

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in committee · New York · Senate May 8, 2026

S 1725: Extends confidentiality privileges to certain communications to or from a licensed mental health counselor

Extends confidentiality privileges to certain communications to or from a licensed mental health counselor in the course of such licensed mental health counselor's professional employment, and to certain employees of such licensed mental health counselor; provides exceptions thereto.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExtends confidentiality for mental health counselor communications, protecting patient rights and strengthening mental health services per healthcare topic description.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 6149: Establishes a transgender and non-binary peer support grant program

Establishes a transgender and non-binary peer support grant program which shall grant awards to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing peer-to-peer mental health programs for transgender and non-binary individuals.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareFunds peer mental health programs for transgender/non-binary individuals, directly expanding access to mental health services within healthcare.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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