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A 3071: Establishes a five-year dental health demonstration project in the county of Monroe for the purpose of reimbursement to providers for eligible dental diagnostic services for certain eligible populations, including but not limited to pregnant persons and post-partum persons.
What A 3071 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to establish a dental health demonstration project in Monroe County. The project will provide reimbursement to providers for eligible dental diagnostic services for pregnant and postpartum individuals enrolled in medical assistance. These services include clinical diagnostics, testing, and patient encounters facilitated by artificial intelligence to treat existing dental problems. The project will utilize community health workers for education, data collection, and training of the eligible population. The law sets a budget of up to six hundred thousand dollars annually for the project, subject to appropriation. Upon completion, participating providers must submit a report to the department of health on the project's evaluation, efficacy, cost-savings, and health outcomes.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to health (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3071
- What is the current status of A 3071?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3071 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to health".
- Did A 3071 pass?
- Not yet. A 3071 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3071, and where is it now?
- A 3071 was authored by Asm. Jen Lunsford with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to health |
| Jun. 05, 2025 | print number 3071a |
| Jun. 05, 2025 | amend and recommit to health |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | referred to health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 23, 2025 · 296 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3071 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to a dental health demonstration project; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 2 368-g to read as follows: 3 § 368-g. Dental health demonstration project. The department shall 4 authorize a five-year demonstration project in the county of Monroe for 5 the purpose of providing reimbursement to providers for eligible dental 6 diagnostic services for eligible populations. Such populations shall 7 include pregnant persons and post-partum persons for the period of 8 twelve months following birth that are enrolled in medical assistance 9 under this title. Such diagnostic services shall include clinical 10 services to treat existing dental problems, testing, self-direct imagery 11 or patient encounters for the purpose of following up on any of the 12 aforementioned. The department shall set rates of payment for such 13 diagnostic services on a fee-for-service basis. Managed care plans serv- 14 ing such populations may elect to cover such services, provided that, 15 upon such election, the department shall adjust the administrative 16 portion of managed care plan rates for such purpose. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 18 deemed repealed 5 years after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03266-01-5
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