A 7384: Requires insurance coverage of a hospitalized birthing parent's interhospital transport to accompany such birthing parent's newborn infant experiencing a condition necessitating transport.
What A 7384 does, verified May 30, 2026
The proposed law requires health insurance coverage for a hospitalized birthing parent to accompany their infant if the infant needs to be transported to a hospital due to a medical condition. This coverage is to be included in maternity care coverage under the state's insurance law. The law aims to provide support and companionship to birthing parents during a critical time, ensuring they are present to care for their newborn. The law will take effect on a specified date and will apply to all health insurance policies and contracts issued, renewed, or modified after that date.
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Last action: referred to insurance (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7384
- What is the current status of A 7384?
- As of May 30, 2026, A 7384 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 insurance".
- Did A 7384 pass?
- Not yet. A 7384 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7384, and where is it now?
- A 7384 was authored by Asm. Karines Reyes with 7 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Insurance. It is filed under ISC, alongside 202 other New York ISC bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to insurance |
| Mar. 25, 2025 | referred to insurance |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 25, 2025 · 382 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7384 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring coverage of a hospitalized birthing parent's interhospital transport to accompany their infant needing such transport The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 10 of subsection (i) of section 3216 of the 2 insurance law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (C) to read as 3 follows: 4 (C) Coverage provided under this paragraph for maternity care shall 5 include coverage for an interhospital transfer of a hospitalized birth- 6 ing parent to accompany such birthing parent's newborn infant experienc- 7 ing a condition necessitating transport. 8 § 2. Paragraph 5 of subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance 9 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (C) to read as follows: 10 (C) Coverage provided under this paragraph for maternity care shall 11 include coverage for an interhospital transfer of a hospitalized birth- 12 ing parent to accompany such birthing parent's newborn infant experienc- 13 ing a condition necessitating transport. 14 § 3. Subsection (c) of section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by 15 adding a new paragraph 3 to read as follows: 16 (3) Coverage provided under this subsection for maternity care shall 17 include coverage for an interhospital transfer of a hospitalized birth- 18 ing parent to accompany such birthing parent's newborn infant experienc- 19 ing a condition necessitating transport. 20 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 21 it shall have become a law and shall apply to all policies and contracts 22 issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such effective 23 date. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of 24 any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on 25 its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before 26 such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09179-01-5
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