New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S8965 — Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions

Last action — In Assembly Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 21, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Odds of enactment

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In plain language

The bill requires hospitals to disclose their rule-based exclusions to the public.

This bill mandates that hospitals provide a list of their rule-based exclusions. The information will be collected by the health commissioner and published online for public access.

What this means for you
  • Consumers: This means you will have access to important information about the services that hospitals may exclude based on their rules.

Summary

Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each hospital a list of its hospital rule-based exclusions and publish such information on the department's website.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  3. PASSED SENATE

  4. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1739

  5. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  6. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  7. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does S8965 do?
Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each hospital a list of its hospital rule-based exclusions and publish such information on the department's website.
Who sponsors S8965?
S8965 is sponsored by Michelle Hinchey.
What is the current status of S8965?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 21, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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