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A09169 Summary:

BILL NOA09169B

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SAME ASSAME AS S08751-B

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SPONSORAlvarez

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COSPNSRTapia

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Enacts the New York-Dominican health partnership act; establishes a commission to study and develop a framework for authorizing New York state-funded health services for eligible seniors and individuals with disabilities residing part-time in the Dominican Republic through a pilot partnership with the Seguro Nacional de Salud (SeNaSa), the primary public health insurer of the Dominican Republic and explores overall bilateral health collaboration between the state of New York and the Dominican Republic.

Go to top A09169 Actions:

BILL NOA09169B

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10/17/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

01/08/2026amend (t) and recommit to health

01/08/2026print number 9169a

03/10/2026amend (t) and recommit to health

03/10/2026print number 9169b

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Go to topA09169 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9169--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 October 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ALVAREZ, TAPIA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
 to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT in relation to establishing the New York-Dominican health part-
 nership act, creating a commission to study and develop a framework
 for authorizing New York state-funded health services for eligible
 seniors and individuals with disabilities residing part-time in the
 Dominican Republic through a pilot partnership with the Seguro Nacion-
 al de Salud (SeNaSa), the primary public health insurer of the Domini-
 can Republic, and to explore bilateral health collaboration between
 the state of New York and the Dominican Republic; and providing for
 the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York-Dominican health partnership act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. 1. The legislature finds that:
 4 (a) A significant number of New York state residents, particularly
 5 seniors aged 65 years and older and individuals with disabilities who
 6 are enrolled in the New York state Medicaid program, maintain close
 7 cultural, familial, and residential ties with the Dominican Republic,
 8 often residing for a period of time in the Dominican Republic while
 9 remaining eligible for health care and social services in New York
 10 state;
 11 (b) Such dual-residence patterns create significant gaps in health
 12 care continuity, as the federal Medicaid program does not authorize
 13 payment for medical services rendered outside the United States, result-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13909-06-6

 A. 9169--B 2

 1 ing in eligible beneficiaries delaying or forgoing necessary primary and
 2 preventive care while residing abroad;
 3 (c) The absence of accessible, affordable primary and preventive care
 4 for these populations while residing in the Dominican Republic often
 5 leads to the progression of manageable health conditions into acute or
 6 emergency situations requiring costly interventions upon the benefici-
 7 ary's return to New York state, thereby increasing overall Medicaid
 8 expenditures;
 9 (d) Medical services in the Dominican Republic can often be delivered
 10 at substantially lower costs than comparable services in New York state,
 11 while maintaining acceptable quality standards, particularly when coor-
 12 dinated through accredited facilities and the Dominican Republic's
 13 established public health insurance infrastructure;
 14 (e) The Dominican Republic operates a comprehensive three-tiered
 15 public health insurance system managed by the Seguro Nacional de Salud
 16 (SeNa