Assembly Bill A8946

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires medical assistance to include medical care, services or supplies to monitor blood pressure that have been validated for accuracy and are furnished without prior authorization to eligible pregnant women

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A8946 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L

2025-A8946 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires medical assistance to include medical care, services or supplies to monitor blood pressure that have been validated for accuracy and are furnished without prior authorization to eligible pregnant women.

2025-A8946 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8946
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the  social  services  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   medical  assistance  to  include medical care, services or supplies to
   monitor blood pressure that have been validated for accuracy  and  are
   furnished without prior authorization to eligible pregnant women
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 365-a of the social services  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  484 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as
 follows:
   6. (A) Any inconsistent  provision  of  law  notwithstanding,  medical
 assistance  shall  also  include  payment  for medical care, services or
 supplies furnished to eligible pregnant women pursuant to [paragraph (o)
 of subdivision four of section three  hundred  sixty-six]  SUBPARAGRAPHS
 TWO  AND  FOUR  OF  PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX and subdivision six of section  three  hundred  sixty-
 four-i  of  this  title,  to  the extent that and for so long as federal
 financial participation is available therefor, EXCEPT  THAT  THIS  SHALL
 NOT  APPLY  TO THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION; provided, however, that nothing in this  section  shall  be
 deemed  to affect payment for such medical care, services or supplies if
 federal financial participation is not available for such care, services
 and supplies solely by reason of the immigration status of the otherwise
 eligible pregnant woman.
   (B) MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SHALL ALSO INCLUDE PAYMENT  FOR  MEDICAL  CARE,
 SERVICES  OR SUPPLIES TO MONITOR BLOOD PRESSURE THAT HAVE BEEN VALIDATED
 FOR ACCURACY AND ARE FURNISHED WITHOUT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION  TO  ELIGIBLE
 PREGNANT  WOMEN  PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPHS TWO AND FOUR OF PARAGRAPH (B)
 OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED  SIXTY-SIX  AND  SUBDIVISION
 SIX OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR-I OF THIS TITLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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