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S 9196 NY

Relates to prohibiting the establishment of new for-profit hospices

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 13, 2026

Latest action (Jun 5, 2026) COMMITTED TO RULES

Summary

Prohibits the establishment of new for-profit hospices or increasing the capacity of existing for-profit hospices.

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5 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (5)

  1. Feb 13, 2026 REFERRED TO HEALTH · upper
  2. Mar 17, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.559 · upper
  3. Mar 18, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  4. Mar 19, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  5. Jun 5, 2026 COMMITTED TO RULES · upper

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S09196 Summary: BILL NO S09196 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A10122

&nbsp SPONSOR KRUEGER &nbsp COSPNSR FERNANDEZ, LIU, MAY, MAYER, WEBB &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §4004, Pub Health L &nbsp Prohibits the establishment of new for-profit hospices or increasing the capacity of existing for-profit hospices.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

9196

IN SENATE

February 13, 2026 ___________

Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, FERNANDEZ, LIU, MAY, MAYER, WEBB -- 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 the establishment, incorporation, construction, or increase in capacity of for-profit hospice

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

1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 4004 of the public health law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows: 3 (a-1) No hospice shall be approved for establishment, incorporation or 4 construction if it is to be operated on a for-profit basis or by a for- 5 profit entity, in whole or in part. No increase in capacity shall be 6 approved for any existing hospice that is operated on a for-profit basis 7 or by a for-profit entity, in whole or in part. This paragraph applies 8 to any approval on or after the date on which it takes effect. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02902-01-5

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