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Assembly Bill A3993

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits discrimination through the use of clinical algorithms

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2025-A3993 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3243-a, Ins L

2025-A3993 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits discrimination through the use of clinical algorithms; provides exceptions for clinical algorithms that rely on variables to appropriately make decisions, including to identify, evaluate, and address health disparities.

2025-A3993 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3993
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. FORREST -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting  discrimi-
   nation through the use of clinical algorithms
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 3243-a
 to read as follows:
   § 3243-A. DISCRIMINATION THROUGH USE OF CLINICAL  ALGORITHMS.  (A)  AN
 INSURER  SUBJECT  TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF
 RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, AGE, OR DISABILITY THROUGH THE USE OF
 CLINICAL ALGORITHMS IN ITS DECISION-MAKING.
   (B) THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT THE  USE  OF  CLINICAL  ALGORITHMS
 THAT  RELY  ON  VARIABLES  TO APPROPRIATELY MAKE DECISIONS, INCLUDING TO
 IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, AND ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07312-01-5

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