New York S 9512: Enacts the oversight of health programs act

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S09512 Summary:

BILL NOS09512 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10855

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SPONSORRIVERA

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COSPNSRSUTTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 49-B §§4930 - 4933, Pub Health L

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Enacts the oversight of health programs act to allow for certain members of the legislature to request records related to any vendor contracted with the state to facilitate in the administration or delivery of any publicly subsidized health program.

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BILL NOS09512 

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03/19/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9512

 IN SENATE

 March 19, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the over-
 sight of health programs act

 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 "oversight of health programs act".
 3 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 49-B to
 4 read as follows:
 5 ARTICLE 49-B
 6 OVERSIGHT OF HEALTH PROGRAMS
 7 Section 4930. Definitions.
 8 4931. Record requests.
 9 4932. Trade secrets.
 10 4933. Contract terms
 11 § 4930. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms
 12 shall have the following meanings:
 13 1. "Vendor" shall mean any entity that has a direct or indirect
 14 contractual obligation with the state for the delivery of any good or
 15 service.
 16 2. "Publicly subsidized health program" shall include:
 17 (a) child health plus;
 18 (b) Medicaid;
 19 (c) Medicare;
 20 (d) basic health program;
 21 (e) qualified health plans provided through New York state of health;
 22 and
 23 (f) any healthcare services provided through a successor program, or
 24 an associated federal waiver to any of the programs identified by this
 25 subdivision.
 26 3. "Records" shall include, but not be limited to, books, accounts,
 27 journals, ledgers, communications, manuals, rates, fees, analysis,
 28 fiscal modeling, claiming instructions, or contractual agreements.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14351-02-6

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 1 4. "Trade secret" shall mean all forms and types of financial, busi-
 2 ness, scientific, technical, economic, or engineering information,
 3 including patterns, plans, compilations, program devices, formulas,
 4 designs, prototypes, methods, techniques, processes, procedures,
 5 programs, codes, or other information that:
 6 (a) has independent economic value, actual or potential, from not
 7 being generally known, and not being readily ascertainable by proper
 8 means, by other persons who can obtain private economic value from its
 9 disclosure or use; and
 10 (b) the owner thereof has taken reasonable measures to keep such
 11 information secret.
 12 § 4931. Record requests. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law
 13 to the contrary, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of
 14 the assembly, the chair of the senate standing committee on health, the
 15 chair of the assembly health committee, the chair of the senate standing
 16 committee on investigations and government operations, or the chair of
 17 the assembly oversight, analysis and investigation committee may request
 18 and shall receive records related to any vendor contracted with the
 19 state to facilitate in the administration or delivery of any publicly
 20 subsidized health program in accordance with the provisions of this
 21 article. Such record request must also include a reference to this arti-
 22 cle of law.
 23 2. Such records may be requested and received by the commissioner, or
 24 the vendor.
 25 3. A records request pursuant to this section shall not be overly
 26 broad in its nature.
 27 4. Records requested pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to
 28 the requesting party within ten business days of the request, not count-
 29 ing the business day it was requested.
 30 5. If the