New York A 10421: Directs the creation of a document giving certain notice to parents and guardians of school age students who are diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition or a certain medical condition

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A10421 Summary:

BILL NOA10421A

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SAME ASSAME AS S04903-B

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SPONSORLevenberg

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COSPNSRHevesi, Taylor, Simon, Otis, McMahon, Davila, Manktelow, Sempolinski

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2500-n, Pub Health L

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Enacts the "Shepherd Patterson notification act"; requires a physician who treats a minor patient with a medical condition that may cause a disability to provide certain educational information to such patient's parents or guardians indicating such minor is entitled to a free and appropriate public education as defined under section five hundred four of the federal rehabilitation act of nineteen hundred seventy-three; makes related provisions.

Go to top A10421 Actions:

BILL NOA10421A

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03/04/2026referred to health

05/12/2026amend and recommit to health

05/12/2026print number 10421a

05/27/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA10421 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:05/27/2026AYE/NAY:24/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means PaulinAyeJensenAye

DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzAye

HevesiAyeGrayExcused

SteckAyeSlaterAye

BraunsteinAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

SayeghAyeDursoAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAye

MeeksExcused

LunsfordAye

CruzAye

Go to topA10421 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA10421 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10421--A

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 4, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. LEVENBERG, HEVESI, TAYLOR, SIMON, OTIS, McMAHON,
 DAVILA, MANKTELOW, SEMPOLINSKI -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring a physi-
 cian who treats a minor patient with a medical condition to provide
 certain educational information to such patient's parents or guardians

 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 "Shepherd
 2 Patterson notification act of 2026".
 3 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2500-n
 4 to read as follows:
 5 § 2500-n. Information on education accommodations for a minor patient
 6 with a medical condition that may cause a disability. 1. On or before
 7 July first, two thousand twenty-six, the department, in consultation
 8 with the department of education, shall develop an informational elec-
 9 tronic notice and resource for practitioners to provide to the parents
 10 or guardians of a patient under the age of eighteen with a medical
 11 condition that may create a disability for the patient as defined under
 12 section five hundred four of the federal rehabilitation act of nineteen
 13 hundred seventy-three. Such electronic notice shall indicate that such
 14 minor may be entitled to a free and appropriate public education as
 15 defined under section five hundred four of the federal rehabilitation
 16 act of nineteen hundred seventy-three, as amended, which may include
 17 accommodations for the delivery of programs and services for eligible
 18 students with disabilities. Such written information shall also state
 19 that the parent, guardian, or person in a parental relationship with the
 20 patient should contact their school to discuss possible accommodations
 21 for the patient and the benefits of sharing potentially life-saving
 22 emergency medical information with school personnel.
 23 2. The department shall ensure that such electronic notice is made
 24 available through a secure electronic portal and is provided to the
 25 parent or guardian at the time of patient consent for treatment or diag-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09303-05-6

 A. 10421--A 2

 1 nosis. Proof of access or acknowledgment through the portal shall satis-
 2 fy the requirements of this section.
 3 3. A practitioner shall provide the parent and/or guardian of the
 4 patient with the informational electronic notice and resource developed
 5 pursuant