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S 8965 NY
Passed One Chamber

Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 21, 2026

Latest action (Jun 4, 2026) REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

Summary

NY S 8965 requires hospitals to provide information to the public on their rule-based exclusion policies. The bill requires the Commissioner of Health to collect lists of hospital rule-based exclusions from each hospital. The bill requires the Department of Health to publish this information on its website so patients and the public have access to hospital exclusion policies.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each hospital a list of its hospital rule-based exclusions and publish such information on the department's website.

Sponsor (1)

21 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (7)

  1. Jan 21, 2026 REFERRED TO HEALTH · upper
  2. Apr 21, 2026 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
  3. Jun 4, 2026 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
  4. Jun 4, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1739 · upper
  5. Jun 4, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
  6. Jun 4, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  7. Jun 4, 2026 REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS · lower

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