Bill > S05812

This bill amends the New York Public Health Law to prevent approved organizations that provide coverage under the Child Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) from discriminating against healthcare providers who choose not to participate in their commercial health care networks. Specifically, the bill prohibits these approved organizations from preventing or limiting a healthcare provider from offering covered health care services solely because the provider declines to join the organization's commercial insurance network. This means that if a healthcare provider, such as a doctor or hospital, does not want to be part of a specific insurance company's network for their commercial (non-CHIP) patients, they cannot be barred from providing services to patients under the Child Health Insurance Plan. The legislation aims to protect healthcare providers' freedom to choose which insurance networks they participate in while ensuring that children enrolled in CHIP can still access necessary medical services from a wide range of providers.

Health and Social Services

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5812