New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S9875: Authorizes individuals receiving hospice services to enroll in managed long term care plans
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Permits individuals receiving hospice services to enroll in managed long term care plans; ensures coordinated service delivery.
What the bill says
An act to amend the social services law and the public health law, in relation to permitting individuals receiving hospice services to enroll in managed long term care plans and ensuring coordinated service delivery.
From the introduced text, April 9, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the social services law and the public health law, in relation to permitting individuals receiving hospice services to enroll in managed long term care plans and ensuring coordinated service delivery THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (xix) of paragraph (e) of subdivision 3 of section 364-j of the social services law, as amended by section 38 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as provided, however, that this clause shall not be construed to require an individual enrolled in a managed long term care plan or another care coordination model, who subsequently elects hospice, to disenroll from such program, AND AN INDIVIDUAL WHO ELECTS THE HOSPICE BENEFIT UNDER THE MEDICARE OR MEDICAID PROGRAM SHALL NOT, SOLELY BY REASON OF SUCH ELECTION, BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE FOR ENROLLMENT IN A MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLAN, AND THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE GUIDANCE TO MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLANS, LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS, AND HOSPICE PROGRAMS REGARDING ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES, CONTINUITY OF CARE, AND COORDINATION EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCH INDIVIDUALS; § 2. Clause 8 of subparagraph v of paragraph (b) of subdivision 7 of section 4403-f of the public health law, as amended by section 48 of part A of …
Sponsors
- Lea Webb (D, 52) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.1101
- : REFERRED TO HEALTH
Votes
- Senate Health Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 12, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Health Committee Vote (May 12, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Social Services Law
Common questions
- What is S9875?
- S9875 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Authorizes individuals receiving hospice services to enroll in managed long term care plans.
- What does S9875 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the social services law and the public health law, in relation to permitting individuals receiving hospice services to enroll in managed long term care plans and ensuring coordinated service delivery.
- What is the status of S9875?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S9875?
- Lea Webb (D, 52).
- Where is the official record for S9875?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9875
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