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A 11623: Requires the commissioner of health and the superintendent of insurance to develop standards for an electronic prior authorization program for the utilization review of health care services.
What A 11623 does, verified August 16, 2026
<p> This bill amends both the Public Health Law and the Insurance Law to establish a mandatory electronic prior authorization program for utilization review of health care services. Under the new provisions, the Commissioner of Health and the Superintendent of Financial Services are directed to develop standards for prior authorization requests that all health care plans must utilize. These standards must require the use of an electronic prior authorization program while also considering any existing electronic standards. The act is set to take effect immediately upon passage. </p>
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to health (2026-07-29)Alert me
Quick answers about A 11623
- What is the current status of A 11623?
- As of August 16, 2026, A 11623 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on July 29, 2026, was "referred to health".
- Did A 11623 pass?
- Not yet. A 11623 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 11623, and where is it now?
- A 11623 was authored by Asm. Kalman Yeger. Its committee of record is Assembly Health.
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| Jul. 29, 2026 | referred to health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, July 29, 2026 · 328 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11623 IN ASSEMBLY July 29, 2026 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Yeger) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to an electronic prior authorization program for the utilization review of health care services The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 4903 of the public health law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 3 10. The commissioner, in conjunction with the superintendent of finan- 4 cial services, shall develop standards for prior authorization requests 5 to be utilized by all health care plans for the purpose of submitting a 6 request for a utilization review determination for coverage of health 7 care services under this chapter. The department and the department of 8 financial services, in development of the standards, shall require an 9 electronic prior authorization program and shall take into consideration 10 existing electronic prior authorization standards. 11 § 2. Section 4903 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new 12 subsection (j) to read as follows: 13 (j) The superintendent, in conjunction with the commissioner of 14 health, shall develop standards for prior authorization requests to be 15 utilized by all health care plans for the purpose of submitting a 16 request for a utilization review determination for coverage of health 17 care services under this chapter. The department and the department of 18 health, in development of the standards, shall require an electronic 19 prior authorization program and shall take into consideration existing 20 electronic prior authorization standards. 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15968-01-6
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