New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A8004: Prohibits approved providers of child health insurance coverage from discriminating against health care providers not participating in the insurer's network
Status: In committee, June 1, 2026
Prohibits approved organizations providing coverage under the child health insurance plan from discriminating against health care providers which do not participate in the organization's health care network.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting approved organizations in the child health insurance plan from limiting the participation of certain health care providers.
From the introduced text, April 21, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting approved organizations in the child health insurance plan from limiting the participation of certain health care providers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 2511 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: (D) NO APPROVED ORGANIZATION SHALL PROHIBIT OR IN ANY WAY LIMIT THE PROVISION OF COVERED HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER ON THE GROUNDS THAT SUCH PROVIDER CHOOSES NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN A HEALTH CARE NETWORK MAINTAINED BY SUCH APPROVED ORGANIZATION TO SERVE COMMERCIAL INSUREDS, ENROLLEES OR SUBSCRIBERS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10296-01-5
Sponsors
- James Pretlow (D, 89) · primary sponsor
- Nader Sayegh (D, 90)
- Steven Otis (D, 91)
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO RULES
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.200
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S5812
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.242
- : RULES REPORT CAL.242
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REFERRED TO HEALTH
Votes
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (June 1, 2026): 94 yea, 45 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is A8004?
- A8004 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Prohibits approved providers of child health insurance coverage from discriminating against health care providers not participating in the insurer's network.
- What does A8004 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting approved organizations in the child health insurance plan from limiting the participation of certain health care providers.
- What is the status of A8004?
- In committee as of June 1, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO RULES (June 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored A8004?
- James Pretlow (D, 89), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A8004?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8004
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