States / New York / S 940

S 940 Passed First Chamber

Establishes mandatory minimum medicaid coverage for hospital confinement for childbirth

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Requires all insurance policies and health maintenance organization contracts to provide coverage for maternity patients and their newborns for hospital stays of at least 48 hours following childbirth by natural delivery and 96 hours following childbirth by caesarean section; provides such coverage for patients who are recipients of medicaid.

Chamber
Senate
Introduced
Jan 8, 2025
Last action
Apr 22, 2026 — REFERRED TO HEALTH
Session
2025-2026
Momentum
74 · High