New York S 1305: Relates to access to adjoining property to make improvements or repairs

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S01305 Summary:

BILL NOS01305A

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SAME ASSAME AS A04591-A

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SPONSORSALAZAR

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COSPNSRCLEARE, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2803-o, Pub Health L

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Requires that general hospitals that provide mastectomy surgery, lymph node dissection or lumpectomy provide information to such patients concerning options for breast reconstruction.

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BILL NOS01305A

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01/09/2025REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

05/08/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

05/08/2025PRINT NUMBER 1305A

05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1002

05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/28/2025PASSED SENATE

05/28/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/28/2025referred to health

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

02/25/20261ST REPORT CAL.406

02/26/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/04/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/05/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A4591A

&nbspA04591 AMEND=A Jackson

&nbsp02/04/2025referred to health

&nbsp06/10/2025amend and recommit to health

&nbsp06/10/2025print number 4591a

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to health

&nbsp02/04/2026reported 

&nbsp02/05/2026advanced to third reading cal.245

&nbsp02/09/2026passed assembly

&nbsp02/09/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp02/09/2026REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

&nbsp03/05/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S1305A

&nbsp03/05/20263RD READING CAL.406

&nbsp03/05/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp03/05/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1305--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, CLEARE, WEBB -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's
 Issues -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital care for
 mastectomy, lumpectomy, and lymph node dissection patients

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2803-o of the public health law,
 2 as amended by chapter 571 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 2. Every general hospital that provides mastectomy surgery, lymph node
 5 dissection or a lumpectomy shall provide information to the patient
 6 concerning the [option of reconstructive surgery] options for breast
 7 reconstruction following such procedures, including both breast and
 8 chest wall reconstructive surgery and the availability of coverage for
 9 reconstructive surgery, in accordance with the provisions of sections
 10 three thousand two hundred sixteen, three thousand two hundred twenty-
 11 one and four thousand three hundred three of the insurance law and
 12 applicable provisions of federal law. The information shall be provided
 13 to the patient in writing and in advance of obtaining consent to the
 14 surgical procedure. The information provided shall include at least the
 15 following:
 16 (a) a description of the various surgical reconstructive options and
 17 the advantages and disadvantages of each[. Such description shall
 18 include] ;
 19 (b) a description of the various non-surgical reconstructive options
 20 including having an aesthetic flat closure as such term is defined by
 21 the National Cancer Institute, or using a breast form;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04000-02-5

 S. 1305--A 2

 1 [(b)] (c) a description of the provisions assuring coverage by public
 2 and private insurance plans of the costs related to reconstructive
 3 surgery under federal and state law;
 4 [(c)] (d) a description of how a patient may access reconstructive
 5 care, including the potential of transferring care to a facility that
 6 provides reconstructive care or choosing to pursue reconstruction after
 7 completion of breast cancer surgery and chemo/radiotherapy, if
 8 warranted; and
 9 [(d)] (e) such other information as may be required by the commission-
 10 er.
 11 § 2. This act shall take eff