New York A 4577: Enacts the "Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act"

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A04577 Summary:

BILL NOA04577 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORJensen

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Add §25, Pub Health L

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Preserves New Yorker's freedom of choice in health care.

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BILL NOA04577 

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02/04/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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Go to topA04577 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4577

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to preserving New
 Yorker's freedom of choice in health care

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Freedom of
 2 Choice in Health Care Act".
 3 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 25 to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 25. Freedom of choice in health care. It shall be the policy of this
 6 state that the people of the state of New York have the right to enter
 7 into private contracts with health care providers for health care
 8 services and to purchase private health care coverage, subject to gener-
 9 ally applicable laws, rules and regulations of the state. The legisla-
 10 ture shall not require any person to participate in any health care
 11 system or plan, nor shall it impose a penalty or fine, of any type, for
 12 choosing to obtain or decline health care coverage or for participation
 13 in any particular health care system or plan.
 14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07704-01-5

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