NY S 5204
in committeeEnacts the Health Care Nondiscrimination Act of 2025
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Description
Enacts the Health Care Nondiscrimination Act; requires insurance coverage and health plans to implement equality and non-discrimination between licensed health care providers; requires fee parity between different classes of licensed providers providing the similar or like-kind services; requires practitioners to discuss and refer or prescribe non-pharmacological treatment alternatives before prescribing an opioid treatment; allows any licensed health care provider to perform certain services, including certifying disability and employment by school districts; provides for enforcement and penalties.
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO HEALTH
- Bill type
- bill
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Sponsors
- Jessica Scarcella-Spantonprimary
- Cordell Clearecosponsor
- Pete Harckhamcosponsor
- Sam Suttoncosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-19
REFERRED TO HEALTH
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO HEALTH
referral-committee
Versions
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