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Senate bill · S7984 (2025-26)

Relates to exemptions from the recipient restriction program

Latest action Jun 1, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A9002, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

Nathalia Fernandez

State Senator, District 34 · Democratic

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Summary

Exempts any covered substance use disorder and mental health treatment services and all FDA approved medications for the treatment of substance use disorder, HIV, hepatitis C and mental health conditions, from all recipient restriction program coverage and payment restrictions.

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 23, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To exclude prescriptions for any FDA approved medications included on the New York State Medication Assisted Treatment Formulary, services obtained from an OASAS licensed or certified facilities including Opioid Treatment program from the Medicaid Recipient Restriction Program.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

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

  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.

Cosponsors

Dana Levenberg, Jabari Brisport and 1 more on Agora

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  • Democratic3

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The sponsor's argument

Why Nathalia Fernandez says this is needed

New York's Medicaid Recipient Restriction Program (RRP) is a program that restricts certain Medicaid enrollees to care provided or referred by a Primary Care Provider (PCP), Inpatient Hospital, and/or Primary Pharmacy. This can be problematic for Medicaid recipients receiving medical care from opioid treatment programs and other substance use disorder and mental health providers, as these treatments often require multiple visits a week. Excluding services from the recipient restriction program that include prescriptions for any FDA approved medications included on the New York State Medication Assisted Treatment Formulary-services obtained from an OASAS licensed or certified facili- ties including opioid treatment programs-protects our most vulnerable New Yorkers.

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: passed

    (58) (2) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesMay 28, 2026Result: passed

    (21) (0) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Health

    Senate HealthApr 21, 2026Result: passed

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

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 9, 2025Result: passed

    (21) (0) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 9, 2025Result: passed

    (60) (2) (0) (1)

Full history

  1. Jun 1, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 1, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 1, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    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.1373

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1373

    NY Senate

Show full history (13 earlier events)
  1. Apr 21, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  2. Mar 31, 2026

    Amend and Recommit to Health

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    NY Senate

  3. Mar 31, 2026

    Amend and Recommit to Health

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  4. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  5. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Senate

  6. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  7. Aug 13, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  8. Jun 9, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  9. Jun 9, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  10. Jun 9, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1714

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1714

    NY Senate

  11. Jun 9, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  12. Jun 9, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  13. May 15, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Senate