New York S 8744: Prohibits approved providers of child health insurance coverage from discriminating against health care providers not participating in the insurers network

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S08744 Summary:

BILL NOS08744 

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SPONSORCLEARE

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Amd §§206 & 2995-b, Pub Health L

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Establishes an age-friendly health system technical assistance center to provide assistance in relation to age-friendly health systems; relates to hospital performance data.

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BILL NOS08744 

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01/08/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8744

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 establishing a
 center for technical assistance relating to age-friendly health
 systems; and in relation to hospital performance data

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "age-
 2 friendly health system enhancement act".
 3 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is amended
 4 by adding a new paragraph (x) to read as follows:
 5 (x) establish, in conjunction with the office for the aging, a center
 6 for technical assistance in relation to age-friendly health systems.
 7 § 3. The section heading of section 2995-b of the public health law,
 8 as added by chapter 542 of the laws of 2000, is amended and a new subdi-
 9 vision 4 is added to read as follows:
 10 Hospital [report cards] performance data.
 11 4. Special designations. Using criteria developed from data collected
 12 pursuant to this section and other criteria, the department shall desig-
 13 nate hospitals that are well equipped in terms of expertise and technol-
 14 ogy to provide certain types of care including stroke centers, trauma
 15 centers, regional perinatal centers, burn centers, sexual assault foren-
 16 sic examiner (SAFE) programs and age-friendly designated hospitals.
 17 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05181-06-5

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