New York S 5955: Relates to mandatory health insurance coverage for acupuncture services

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S05955 Summary:

BILL NOS05955B

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SAME ASSAME AS A00622-C

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SPONSORPARKER

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COSPNSRADDABBO, CHAN, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, LIU, MARTINEZ, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SUTTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3221 & 4303, Ins L

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Requires mandatory health insurance coverage for acupuncture services upon the prescription of a health care provider acting within the provider's scope of practice.

Go to top S05955 Actions:

BILL NOS05955B

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03/04/2025REFERRED TO INSURANCE

05/22/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

05/22/2025PRINT NUMBER 5955A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INSURANCE

03/03/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

03/03/2026PRINT NUMBER 5955B

03/09/20261ST REPORT CAL.487

03/10/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/11/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A622C

&nbspA00622 AMEND=C Kim

&nbsp01/08/2025referred to insurance

&nbsp05/14/2025amend (t) and recommit to insurance

&nbsp05/14/2025print number 622a

&nbsp05/20/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp06/02/2025amend and recommit to rules 622b

&nbsp06/04/2025reported 

&nbsp06/04/2025rules report cal.374

&nbsp06/04/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.374

&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.21

&nbsp01/12/2026amended on third reading 622c

&nbsp03/31/2026passed assembly

&nbsp03/31/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp03/31/2026REFERRED TO INSURANCE

&nbsp06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S5955B

&nbsp06/02/20263RD READING CAL.487

&nbsp06/02/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/02/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topS05955 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5955--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, CHAN, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, LIU, MARTINEZ,
 SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
 to be committed to the Committee on Insurance -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in accordance
 with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to health insurance
 coverage for acupuncture services

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

 1 Section 1. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph 24 to read as follows:
 3 (24) (A) Every large group contract delivered or issued for delivery
 4 in this state which provides medical coverage that includes coverage for
 5 physician services in a physician's office and every large group
 6 contract which provides major medical or similar comprehensive-type
 7 coverage shall provide, upon the prescription of a health care provider
 8 acting within the provider's scope of practice pursuant to title eight
 9 of the education law, coverage for acupuncture treatment as defined in
 10 section eighty-two hundred eleven of the education law.
 11 (B) Acupuncture treatment and services may be subject to reasonable
 12 deductible, co-payment and co-insurance amount, reasonable fee or bene-
 13 fit limits, and reasonable utilization review.
 14 § 2. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
 15 subsection (xx) to read as follows:
 16 (xx) (1) Every large group contract delivered or issued for delivery
 17 in this state which provides medical coverage that includes coverage for
 18 physician services in a physician's office and every large group
 19 contract which provides major medical or similar comprehensive-type
 20 coverage shall provide, upon the prescription of a health care provider

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00185-09-6

 S. 5955--B 2

 1 acting within the provider's scope of practice pursuant to title eight
 2 of the education law, coverage for acupuncture treatment as defined in
 3 section eighty-two hundred eleven of the education law.
 4 (2) Acupuncture treatment and services may be subject to reasonable
 5 deductible, co-pa