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NY S06441

Bill

Status

Vetoed

10/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

James Skoufis

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires health insurance policies to reimburse pharmacists who dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives under Education Law section 6801 at the same rate as any other health care provider

  • Applies to individual policies, group/blanket policies, and comprehensive health insurance contracts that provide medical or major medical coverage

  • Updates existing contraceptive coverage law by adding pharmacist reimbursement requirements to three sections of the insurance law (sections 3216, 3221, and 4303)

  • Takes effect immediately and applies to policies issued, renewed, modified, altered, or amended after the effective date

  • Makes technical language updates throughout the insurance law, changing "his or her" to "their" when referring to health care providers' professional judgment

Legislative Description

Requires certain health insurance policies include coverage for services provided by pharmacists related to contraceptives.

Last Action

VETOED MEMO.50

10/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Insurance6/12/2025
Insurance3/13/2025

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