Requires health insurance contracts cover postpartum pelvic floor therapy

Summary

Requires health insurance contracts cover postpartum pelvic floor physical therapy for new mothers.

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section 1: Item (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph 10 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law, as added by chapter 56 of the laws of 1996. (ii) Maternity care coverage shall also include, at minimum, parent education, assistance, and training in breast bottle feeding, postpartum pelvic floor physical therapy and the performance of any necessary maternal and newborn clinical assessments. Section 2: Item (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph 5 of subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law, as added by chapter 56 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: (ii) Maternity care coverage shall also include, at minimum, parent education, assistance and training in breast or bottle feeding, postpar- tum pelvic floor physical therapy, and the performance of any necessary maternal and newborn clinical assessment. Section 3: Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection 9c) of section 4303 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 661 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: (B) Maternity care coverage also shall include, at minimum, parent education, assistance and training in breast or bottle feeding, postpartum pelvic floor physical therapy, and the performance of any necessary maternal and newborn clinical assess- ments. Section 4: This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law and shall apply to policies or contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered, or amended on or after such date. Effective imme- diately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Insurance · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Insurance · New York State Senate.

Recorded votes

• Vote: Floor vote

  NY SenateJun 4, 2026Result: passed

  Voted yes (60)Voted no (0)Voted present (0)Absent (3)

  See member positions for the vote on Jun 4, 2026 (Floor vote)

• Vote: Committee vote · Rules

  Senate RulesMay 28, 2026Result: passed

  Voted yes (21)Voted no (0)Voted present (0)Absent (0)

  See member positions for the vote on May 28, 2026 (Committee vote · Rules)

• Vote: Committee vote · Insurance

  Senate InsuranceMay 12, 2025Result: passed

  Voted yes (11)Voted no (0)Voted present (0)Absent (0)

  See member positions for the vote on May 12, 2025 (Committee vote · Insurance)

Full history

1. Jun 4, 2026

   Sent to the executive

   DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

   NY Senate

2. Jun 4, 2026

   Passed a chamber

   PASSED SENATE

   NY Senate

3. Jun 4, 2026

   Referred to committee

   REFERRED TO INSURANCE

   NY Assembly

4. May 28, 2026

   In committee

   COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

   NY Senate

5. May 28, 2026

   Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1356

   ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1356

   NY Senate