New York S 8353: Establishes reimbursement mechanisms for access to hospice services for residents of assisted living programs

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S08353 Summary:

BILL NOS08353A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08840-A

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SPONSORSALAZAR

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COSPNSRBRISPORT, COONEY, JACKSON, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §138-c, Cor L

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Provides that no state or local correctional facility shall deny entry to a person visiting such facility due to the fact that such person is menstruating or has a contraceptive device or appears on body scan imaging or alternative methods to have or be using a menstrual product or contraceptive device.

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BILL NOS08353A

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06/04/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

03/17/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1376

05/28/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8353A

06/03/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A8840A

&nbspA08840 AMEND=A Hooks

&nbsp06/09/2025referred to correction

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to correction

&nbsp05/15/2026amend and recommit to correction

&nbsp05/15/2026print number 8840a

&nbsp05/19/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp05/29/2026reported 

&nbsp05/29/2026rules report cal.270

&nbsp05/29/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.270

&nbsp06/01/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/01/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp06/01/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/03/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8353A

&nbsp06/03/20263RD READING CAL.1376

&nbsp06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/03/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8353--A
 Cal. No. 1376

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 June 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BRISPORT, COONEY, JACKSON, SEPULVEDA --
 read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
 the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Crime
 Victims, Crime and Correction in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
 -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Commit-
 tee on Women's Issues -- committee discharged and said bill committed
 to the Committee on Rules -- ordered to a third reading, amended and
 ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to visitors to correc-
 tional facilities who are menstruating, wearing menstrual products or
 have a contraceptive device

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

 1 Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 138-c
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 138-c. Visitors to correctional facilities; menstrual products and
 4 contraceptive devices. No state or local correctional facility shall
 5 deny entry or contact-visits to a person visiting an incarcerated indi-
 6 vidual at such facility due to the fact that such person is menstruating
 7 or has a contraceptive device, or it appears on body scan imaging or
 8 alternative screening methods that such person has or is using a
 9 menstrual product or contraceptive device, including but not limited to
 10 menstrual pads, tampons, menstrual cups, menstrual discs, intrauterine
 11 devices, contraceptive implants, and vaginal rings. Such products shall
 12 not be required to be removed for entry or contact-visits.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13262-05-6

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