S5204 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Enacts the Health Care Nondiscrimination Act; requires insurance coverage and health plans to implement equality and non-discrimination between licensed health care providers; requires fee parity between different classes of licensed providers providing the similar or like-kind services; requires practitioners to discuss and refer or prescribe non-pharmacological treatment alternatives before prescribing an opioid treatment; allows any licensed health care provider to perform certain services, including certifying disability and employment by school districts; provides for enforcement and penalties.
- Title
- Enacts the Health Care Nondiscrimination Act of 2025
- Type
- New York State Senate bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Senate Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Health
- Introduced
- 2025-02-19
- Same as
- A4262
- Law section
- Public Health
Sponsors
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton State Senator, District 23
Co-sponsors
- Cordell Cleare State Senator, District 30
Heard in committee
- Health NY State Senate committee
Same as
- A4262 (2025-26 session) NY State bill