New York A 8946: Requires medical assistance to include medical care, services or supplies to monitor blood pressure that have been validated for accuracy and are furnished without prior authorization to eligible pregnant women

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A08946 Summary:

BILL NOA08946 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08541

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SPONSORJackson

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L

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Requires medical assistance to include medical care, services or supplies to monitor blood pressure that have been validated for accuracy and are furnished without prior authorization to eligible pregnant women.

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BILL NOA08946 

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07/16/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8946

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 July 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring
 medical assistance to include medical care, services or supplies to
 monitor blood pressure that have been validated for accuracy and are
 furnished without prior authorization to eligible pregnant women

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 365-a of the social services law,
 2 as amended by chapter 484 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 6. (a) Any inconsistent provision of law notwithstanding, medical
 5 assistance shall also include payment for medical care, services or
 6 supplies furnished to eligible pregnant women pursuant to [paragraph (o)
 7 of subdivision four of section three hundred sixty-six] subparagraphs
 8 two and four of paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section three
 9 hundred sixty-six and subdivision six of section three hundred sixty-
 10 four-i of this title, to the extent that and for so long as federal
 11 financial participation is available therefor, except that this shall
 12 not apply to the medical assistance described in paragraph (b) of this
 13 subdivision; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be
 14 deemed to affect payment for such medical care, services or supplies if
 15 federal financial participation is not available for such care, services
 16 and supplies solely by reason of the immigration status of the otherwise
 17 eligible pregnant woman.
 18 (b) Medical assistance shall also include payment for medical care,
 19 services or supplies to monitor blood pressure that have been validated
 20 for accuracy and are furnished without prior authorization to eligible
 21 pregnant women pursuant to subparagraphs two and four of paragraph (b)
 22 of subdivision one of section three hundred sixty-six and subdivision
 23 six of section three hundred sixty-four-i of this title.
 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13370-01-5

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