Healthcare

in committee · New York · Assembly May 20, 2026

A 1521: Relates to medical malpractice excess line insurance

This bill amends New York insurance law to clarify requirements for medical malpractice insurance. It directly affects hospitals, physicians, and dentists seeking coverage from insurers not authorized in New York. The bill requires brokers to first obtain a written refusal from the state's medical malpractice insurance plan before placing such coverage with an unauthorized insurer, unless the insured was already informed of the plan's availability. If coverage is placed with an unauthorized insurer, brokers must provide written notice to the insured about key risks, including lack of state insolvency fund protection and reduced regulatory oversight.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill clarifies medical malpractice insurance process, prioritizing state plan for providers, strengthening healthcare insurance stability and access for hospitals/physicians.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance

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in committee · New York · Senate Apr 9, 2026

S 8325: Provides guidelines, corrective actions, and transparency, and to reconfigure the composition of committees of professional conduct within the office of professional medical conduct

Provides guidelines, corrective actions, and transparency, and reconfigures the composition of committees of professional conduct within the office of professional medical conduct.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes penalties for medical misconduct, enhancing oversight to protect patient safety and professional standards within healthcare practice.85% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 2464: Relates to providing volunteer emergency medical technicians enhanced cancer disability benefits

This bill requires ambulance districts, departments, and companies to provide enhanced cancer disability and death benefits to volunteer emergency medical technicians (EMTs) with at least five years of service and a cancer-free physical exam at the start of their service. It offers a $25,000 lump sum for cancers that have spread or are terminal, a $6,250 lump sum for certain early-stage cancers, up to 36 months of $1,500 monthly disability payments, and a $50,000 death benefit if cancer causes death. All benefits are capped at $50,000 total for disability claims over a volunteer’s lifetime, and ambulance organizations must cover costs until 60 months after the volunteer stops serving. Annual reports on claims and benefits will be submitted to the state legislature.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProvides enhanced cancer disability/death benefits for volunteer EMTs, protecting medical professionals' health coverage and financial security through specific funding.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 4812: Enacts the COVID-19 injured workers' protection act

Enacts the "COVID-19 injured workers' protection act"; establishes a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presumption for public employee death benefits where a member was required to physically report to work; did in fact physically report to work as of March first, two thousand twenty; contracted COVID-19; and where the applicable head of the member's retirement system or such system's medical board determines COVID-19 to have been a significant contributing factor in the member's death.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProvides death benefits for public workers contracting COVID-19 at work, protecting health-related rights and ensuring coverage for work-related illness.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentEstablishes presumption for public workers' death benefits due to work-related COVID-19, protecting workers' rights and expanding benefits without requiring proof of work connection.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Medical Licensing Public Employees Workers' Compensation

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in committee · New York · Senate Mar 17, 2026

S 6896: Enacts the PTSD awareness and rehabilitation act

Enacts the PTSD awareness and rehabilitation act to require PTSD screening, provide trauma-informed education, and implement evidence-based rehabilitation programs to ensure incarcerated individuals receive proper support for mental health challenges.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRequires PTSD screening and rehabilitation programs for incarcerated individuals, advancing mental health support in corrections to reduce recidivism.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires PTSD screening and rehabilitation programs for incarcerated individuals, expanding mental health services within healthcare policy.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5566: Requires the commissioner of the administration of children's services to obtain an order of consent before allowing experimental drug testing on certain children

Requires the New York city commissioner of the administration of children's services to obtain an order of consent from the court before allowing experimental drug testing on children under the care and/or control of the administration of children's services.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires court consent for experimental drug testing on children under care, protecting patient rights and ensuring ethical oversight in healthcare procedures.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 1933: Relates to the development and approval of reimbursement rates for managed care providers under medicaid

Requires notice and additional review for managed care providers of the methodologies and fee schedules and other materials used for determining medicaid reimbursement rates.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires additional review of Medicaid reimbursement methodologies, ensuring transparency and preventing underfunding of managed care providers, strengthening program integrity.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Medicaid

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in committee · New York · Senate Apr 9, 2025

S 3437: Relates to prohibiting the establishment of new for-profit hospices

S 3437 prohibits the approval of any new for-profit hospices or expansions of existing for-profit hospice capacity. It directly affects for-profit hospice operators by banning new licenses and preventing increases in beds or services for currently operating for-profit facilities. The bill amends public health law to require all hospice approvals (on or after its effective date) to exclude for-profit models entirely. The measure takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareProhibits new for-profit hospices and expansions, restricting healthcare access options in end-of-life care by limiting provider models.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Public Health

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 5817: Relates to temporary release eligibility for judicially ordered comprehensive alcohol and substance abuse treatment

This bill modifies New York's correction law to expand temporary release eligibility for incarcerated individuals who complete judicially-ordered substance abuse treatment in state facilities. It allows these individuals to qualify for temporary release programs (like work release or community service) without requiring parole eligibility, provided they meet specific criteria. However, it explicitly excludes individuals convicted of sex offenses, violent crimes involving deadly weapons, or serious physical injury, and requires commissioner approval for certain cases. The policy change directly affects incarcerated people in New York state correctional facilities participating in substance abuse treatment programs.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeExpands temporary release for substance abuse treatment completers, promoting rehabilitation and reducing recidivism in corrections system.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill expands access to substance abuse treatment by enabling temporary release post-completion, supporting healthcare continuity for incarcerated individuals without restricting access.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Probation & Parole Substance Abuse

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5745: Creates substance use prevention and recovery resource materials for schools

Creates substance use prevention and recovery resource materials which include age-appropriate information on the risks of drug use, overdoses, and how to include resources from outside of the school district to improve instruction.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill creates substance use prevention resource materials for schools to improve instruction, enhancing student health education programs without restricting or defunding education.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill creates substance use prevention/recovery resources, directly supporting public health initiatives and mental health services through age-appropriate education and resource coordination.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Substance Abuse

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