S 940 NY
Establishes mandatory minimum medicaid coverage for hospital confinement for childbirth
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Summary
Requires all insurance policies and health maintenance organization contracts to provide coverage for maternity patients and their newborns for hospital stays of at least 48 hours following childbirth by natural delivery and 96 hours following childbirth by caesarean section; provides such coverage for patients who are recipients of medicaid.
Sponsor (1)
- James Sanders Jr. Democratic · primary
11 coauthors / cosponsors
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
- Leroy Comrie Democratic · cosponsor
- Jeremy Cooney Democratic · cosponsor
- Nathalia Fernandez Democratic · cosponsor
- Michelle Hinchey Democratic · cosponsor
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal · cosponsor
- Robert Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- Steve Rhoads Republican · cosponsor
- Gustavo Rivera Democratic · cosponsor
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton Democratic · cosponsor
- Lea Webb Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (12)
- Jan 8, 2025 REFERRED TO HEALTH · upper
- Apr 29, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.883 · upper
- Apr 30, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 1, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Jun 13, 2025 COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO HEALTH · upper
- Feb 24, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.384 · upper
- Feb 25, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Apr 22, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Apr 22, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Apr 22, 2026 REFERRED TO HEALTH · lower
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