New York A 1963: Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices relating to employers

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A01963 Summary:

BILL NOA01963 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06467

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSRMitaynes, Epstein, Taylor, Gonzalez-Rojas, Jacobson, Simon, Davila, Jackson, Levenberg

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2500-n, Pub Health L; amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L

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Provides for universal newborn nurse home visiting services; requires health insurance coverage for universal newborn nurse home visiting services; authorizes the department of health to apply for certain waivers; directs the superintendent of financial services to require an insurer, health carrier or health benefit plan to notify enrollees annually of universal newborn nurse home visiting services.

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BILL NOA01963 

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01/14/2025referred to insurance

01/07/2026referred to insurance

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1963

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, MITAYNES, EPSTEIN, TAYLOR, GONZALEZ-RO-
 JAS, JACOBSON, SIMON, DAVILA, JACKSON -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Insurance

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to universal newborn
 nurse home visiting services; to amend the insurance law, in relation
 to requiring health insurance coverage for universal newborn nurse
 home visiting services; authorizing the department of health to apply
 for certain waivers; and directing the superintendent of financial
 services to require an insurer, health carrier or health benefit plan
 to notify enrollees annually of universal newborn nurse home visiting
 services

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

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2 2500-n to read as follows:
 3 § 2500-n. Universal newborn nurse home visiting services. 1. As used
 4 in this section, "community" means a geographic region, county, tribe or
 5 other group of individuals living in proximity as defined by the depart-
 6 ment by rule.
 7 2. (a) The commissioner shall design, implement and maintain a volun-
 8 tary statewide program to provide universal newborn nurse home visiting
 9 services to all families with newborns residing in this state to support
 10 healthy child development and strengthen families. The commissioner
 11 shall design the universal newborn nurse home visiting program to be
 12 flexible so as to meet the needs of the communities where the program
 13 operates.
 14 (b) In designing the program described in paragraph (a) of this subdi-
 15 vision, the commissioner shall consult, coordinate and collaborate, as
 16 necessary, with insurers that offer health benefit plans in this state,
 17 hospitals, local public health authorities, the early intervention

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04521-01-5

 A. 1963 2

 1 program, existing early childhood home visiting programs, community-
 2 based organizations and social service providers.
 3 3. The program shall provide nurse home visiting services that are:
 4 (a) based on criteria established by the United States Department of
 5 Health and Human Services for an evidence-based early childhood home
 6 visiting service delivery model;
 7 (b) provided by registered nurses licensed in this state to families
 8 caring for newborns up to the age of six months, including foster and
 9 adoptive newborns;
 10 (c) provided in the family's home; and
 11 (d) aimed at improving outcomes in one or more of the following
 12 domains:
 13 (i) child health;
 14 (ii) child development and school readiness;
 15 (iii) family economic self-sufficiency;
 16 (iv) birth parent health;
 17 (v) positive parenting;
 18 (vi) reducing child mistreatment;
 19 (vii) reducing juvenile delinquency;
 20 (viii) reducing family violence; or
 21 (ix) reducing crime.
 22 4. The services provided in the program must:
 23 (a) be voluntary and carry no negative consequences for a family that
 24 declines to participate;
 25 (b) be offered in every community in this state;