New York S 9237: Relates to the definition of family for purposes of services provided by voluntary foster care agency health facilities

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S09237 Summary:

BILL NOS09237 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02726-A

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SPONSORRIVERA

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COSPNSRADDABBO, PALUMBO, PARKER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2999-gg, Pub Health L

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Includes both the birth family and the foster family of children in foster care, and other families receiving child welfare services from the authorized agency or the local departments of social services in the case of authorized agencies in the definition of family for purposes of services provided by voluntary foster care agency health facilities.

Go to top S09237 Actions:

BILL NOS09237 

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02/18/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

03/17/20261ST REPORT CAL.560

03/18/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/19/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/03/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A2726A

&nbspA02726 AMEND=A Paulin

&nbsp01/22/2025referred to health

&nbsp12/19/2025amend (t) and recommit to health

&nbsp12/19/2025print number 2726a

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to health

&nbsp02/04/2026reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp05/05/2026reported 

&nbsp05/07/2026advanced to third reading cal.449

&nbsp05/11/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/11/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp05/11/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

&nbsp06/03/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S9237

&nbsp06/03/20263RD READING CAL.560

&nbsp06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/03/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9237

 IN SENATE

 February 18, 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 the definition of
 family for purposes of services provided by voluntary foster care
 agency health facilities

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2999-gg of the public health law,
 2 as added by section 1 of part N of chapter 56 of the laws of 2017, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 1. In order for an authorized agency that is approved by the office of
 5 children and family services to care for or board out children, to
 6 provide limited health-related services as defined in regulations of the
 7 department either directly or indirectly through a contract arrangement,
 8 such agency shall obtain, in accordance with a schedule developed by the
 9 department in conjunction with the office of children and family
 10 services, a license issued by the commissioner in conjunction with the
 11 office of children and family services to provide such services. Such
 12 schedule shall require that all such authorized agencies operating on
 13 January first, two thousand nineteen obtain the license required by this
 14 section no later than January first, two thousand nineteen. Such
 15 licenses shall be issued in accordance with the standards set forth in
 16 this article and the regulations of the department which shall, at a
 17 minimum, specify:
 18 (a) mandated health services, which shall include, but not be limited
 19 to, nursing and behavioral health services; general physical environment
 20 requirements; minimum health and safety procedures; record management
 21 requirements; quality management activities; and managed care liaison,
 22 fiscal and billing activities; and
 23 (b) to whom services may be provided, which shall include, but is not
 24 limited to children and youth in foster care, and their families, which
 25 for the purposes of this section shall include both the birth family and
 26 the foster family; other families receiving child welfare services from
 27 the authorized agency or the local departments of social services; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00839-03-5

 S. 9237 2

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