New York A 9264: Relates to violations of the human rights law by a real estate appraiser

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A09264 Summary:

BILL NOA09264 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08668

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRSimone

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3602, add §3604, Pub Health L

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Establishes a home care services bill of rights for patients of home care services agencies and certified home health agencies; requires training for staff and contractors of such agencies to eliminate certain discriminations; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOA09264 

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11/21/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9264

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 November 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the
 "protection, respect, inclusion, dignity, and equality (PRIDE) care
 act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "protection, respect, inclusion, dignity, and equality (PRIDE) care
 3 act".
 4 § 2. Section 3602 of the public health law is amended by adding seven
 5 new subdivisions 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 to read as follows:
 6 18. "Non-direct patient contact employee or contractor" means an
 7 employee or contractor who does not make direct contact with the
 8 patient. For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "direct contact"
 9 includes, but is not limited to, communications with the patient through
 10 in-person interactions, phone calls, text messages, emails, virtual
 11 messages, and letters.
 12 19. "Direct contact employee or contractor" means any employee or
 13 contractor who makes direct contact with the patient. For the purposes
 14 of this subdivision, "direct contact" includes, but is not limited to,
 15 communications with the patient through in-person interactions, phone
 16 calls, text messages, emails, virtual messages, and letters.
 17 20. "Gender identity or expression" means a person's actual or
 18 perceived gender-related identity, appearance, behavior, expression, or
 19 other gender-related characteristic regardless of the sex assigned to
 20 the person at birth, including, but not limited to, the status of being
 21 transgender.
 22 21. "Gender affirming health care" means medical, surgical, behav-
 23 ioral, health, psychological, and other services intended to support and
 24 affirm a person's self-determined gender identity or expression. The

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13764-02-5

 A. 9264 2

 1 term "gender affirming health care" does not include sexual orientation,
 2 gender identity, and gender expression change efforts.
 3 22. "AIDS" means diagnosed acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
 4 23. "HIV" means the human immunodeficiency virus.
 5 24. "LGBTQ" means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or
 6 intersex identities.
 7 § 3. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3604 to
 8 read as follows:
 9 § 3604. Home care services bill of rights. The provisions of this
 10 section shall apply to home care services agencies and certified home
 11 health agencies.
 12 1. A patient who receives home care services shall not be subject to
 13 discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity,
 14 gender expression, and/or HIV status, and shall have the following
 15 rights:
 16 (a) to receive written information, in plain language and in a
 17 language the patient understands, about such patient's rights under this
 18 section before receiving services, including what to do and who to
 19 contact if such rights are violated;
 20 (b) to receive a nondiscrimination notice, which:
 21 (i) shall read "(Name of provider) does not discriminate and does not
 22 permit discrimination, including, but not limited to, bullying, abuse,
 23 or harassment, on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation,
 24 gender identity, gender expression, or HIV