New York A 5279: Relates to pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children's health coverage and information

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A05279 Summary:

BILL NOA05279 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSRBichotte Hermelyn, Zinerman, Shrestha, Forrest, Meeks

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§366 & 365-a, Soc Serv L; amd Art 25 Title 3 §§2560 - 2563, §2500-k, Pub Health L

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Expands coverage for pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children; establishes a health expense account program for pregnant and postpartum individuals; requires the creation of informative pamphlets on maternal depression.

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BILL NOA05279 

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02/12/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5279

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, ZINERMAN, SHRESTHA,
 FORREST -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the social services law and the public health law, in
 relation to Medicaid expanding coverage for pregnant and postpartum
 individuals and their children, establishing a health expense account
 program for pregnant and postpartum individuals, and requiring the
 creation of informative pamphlets on maternal depression

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of
 2 section 366 of the social services law, as amended by section 3 of part
 3 CCC of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (1) A pregnant [woman] or postpartum individual eligible for medical
 5 assistance under subparagraph two or four of paragraph (b) of subdivi-
 6 sion one of this section on any day of [her] their pregnancy will
 7 continue to be eligible for such care and services for a period of [one
 8 year] two years beginning on the last day of pregnancy, without regard
 9 to any change in the income of the family that includes the pregnant
 10 [woman] or postpartum individual, even if such change otherwise would
 11 have rendered [her] them ineligible for medical assistance.
 12 § 2. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 366
 13 of the social services law, as added by section 2 of part D of chapter
 14 56 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
 15 (2) A child born to [a woman] an individual eligible for and receiving
 16 medical assistance on the date of the child's birth shall be deemed to
 17 have applied for medical assistance and to have been found eligible for
 18 such assistance on the date of such birth and to remain eligible for
 19 such assistance for a period of [one year, so long as the child is a
 20 member of the woman's household and the woman remains eligible for such
 21 assistance or would remain eligible for such assistance if she were
 22 pregnant] two years, without regard to any change in the income of the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09112-01-5

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 1 family that includes the child, even if such change otherwise would have
 2 rendered them ineligible for medical assistance.
 3 § 3. Section 365-a of the social services law is amended by adding a
 4 new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
 5 6-a. Any inconsistent provision of law notwithstanding, medical
 6 assistance for pregnant and postpartum individuals shall also include
 7 all pregnancy-related and postpartum services including, but not limited
 8 to, coverage for maternal mental health conditions for postpartum indi-
 9 viduals diagnosed with a maternal mental health condition.
 10 § 4. Title 3 of article 25 of the public health law is amended to read
 11 as follows:
 12 TITLE III
 13 [CONTROL OF MIDWIFERY] HEALTH
 14 EXPENSE ACCOUNT PROGRAM FOR
 15 PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM INDIVIDUALS
 16 Section 2559-h. Definitions.
 17 2559-i. Health expense account program for pregnant and postpar-
 18 tum individuals.
 19 2559-j. Federal participation.
 20 2559-k. Implementation of the program.
 21 § 2559-h. Definitions. For the purpose of this title, unles