Assembly Bill A3896

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the "Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act"

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  • 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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2021-A3896 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §25, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9821
2023-2024: A6061

2021-A3896 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Preserves New Yorkers' freedom of choice in health care.

2021-A3896 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3896
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BYRNE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  preserving  New
   Yorker's freedom of choice in health care
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Freedom of
 Choice in Health Care Act".
   § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new  section  25  to
 read as follows:
   § 25. FREEDOM OF CHOICE IN HEALTH CARE. IT SHALL BE THE POLICY OF THIS
 STATE  THAT  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK HAVE THE RIGHT TO ENTER
 INTO PRIVATE CONTRACTS  WITH  HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDERS  FOR  HEALTH  CARE
 SERVICES AND TO PURCHASE PRIVATE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE, SUBJECT TO GENER-
 ALLY  APPLICABLE  LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE. THE LEGISLA-
 TURE SHALL NOT REQUIRE ANY PERSON TO  PARTICIPATE  IN  ANY  HEALTH  CARE
 SYSTEM  OR PLAN, NOR SHALL IT IMPOSE A PENALTY OR FINE, OF ANY TYPE, FOR
 CHOOSING TO OBTAIN OR DECLINE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE OR FOR  PARTICIPATION
 IN ANY PARTICULAR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OR PLAN.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06300-01-1

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