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Senate bill · S3566 (2025-26)

Relates to including dental implants, replacement dental prosthetic appliances, crowns and root canals as medically necessary dental care and services for…

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Relates to including dental implants, replacement dental prosthetic appliances, crowns and root canals as medically necessary dental care and services for coverage under the Medicaid program

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PassedLatest action Jun 1, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A1931, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A1931, the matching Assembly bill.

Sponsor

Cordell Cleare

State Senator, District 30 · Democratic

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Summary

Includes implants, replacement dental prosthetic appliances, crowns and root canals as medically necessary dental care and services for coverage under the Medicaid program if a qualified dentist authorizes the procedures.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Social Services Law.

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 21, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To ensure that medically necessary dental care, particularly as it applies to seniors is covered, by statute, under the State's Medicaid Program.

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Where it stands

Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Health · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Health · New York State Senate, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Cosponsors

Carrie Woerner, Dana Levenberg and 14 more on Agora

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  • Democratic14
  • Republican2

This bill has cosponsors from more than one party.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Cordell Cleare says this is needed

Dental Health is important for everyone, and it is exponentially impor- tant for seniors, yet access to comprehensive, affordable care for our Elders is an absolute challenge. The rules for Medicaid Recipients have historically been particularly arcane and medieval, favoring the pulling of teeth and gumming of food over dentures, implants and root canals. A stipulation was recently entered into in the case of CIARAMELLA et al. VS. MCDONALD in the UNITED STATES DISRICT COURT 1 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK (Case1:18-cv-06945- MEVDocument305-1) that modernizes the proc- esses, however, this is not binding in statute. Passage of this bill will take the essence of the stipulation that- implants, replacement dentures and root canals as recommended by a Doctor must qualify as medically necessary dental care and services for coverage under Medi- caid.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 1, 2026Result: passedSenate vote on A1931, the matching Assembly bill.

    (60) (0) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Health

    Senate HealthApr 21, 2026Result: passed

    (15) (0) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 10, 2025Result: passed

    (58) (0) (0) (5)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Health

    Senate HealthApr 29, 2025Result: passed

    (14) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. Jun 1, 2026

    3RD Reading CAL.808

    3RD READING CAL.808

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 1, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

  3. Jun 1, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 1, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 1, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

Show full history (18 earlier events)
  1. Jun 1, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR S3566

    NY Senate

  2. Apr 27, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  3. Apr 23, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading CAL.350

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.350

    NY Assembly

  4. Apr 22, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  5. Apr 21, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.808

    1ST REPORT CAL.808

    NY Senate

  6. Apr 21, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

  7. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  8. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Senate

  9. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  10. Jun 10, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  11. Jun 10, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  12. Jun 10, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  13. May 1, 2025

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  14. Apr 30, 2025

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  15. Apr 29, 2025

    1ST Report CAL.889

    1ST REPORT CAL.889

    NY Senate

  16. Feb 24, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  17. Jan 28, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Senate

  18. Jan 14, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly