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S 6113: Establishes the Lymphology study; requires the department of health to study the effects of certain training criteria established by the Lymphology Association of North America.
What S 6113 does, verified January 12, 2026
The bill aims to establish a study on the effects of requiring therapists treating patients with lymphedema to meet specific training criteria. The study will examine whether such criteria would improve treatments, patient outcomes, and overall medical costs. The study's results will be provided to the governor and legislature within six months. The bill also assigns the state's department of health with the central responsibility for administering the study's provisions and coordinating state policies. The study is expected to commence within thirty days of the bill's effective date.
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 S 6113
- What is the current status of S 6113?
- As of January 12, 2026, S 6113 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 S 6113 pass?
- Not yet. S 6113 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6113, and where is it now?
- S 6113 was authored by Sen. Kevin Parker. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Mar. 05, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 297 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6113 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the lymphology study and requiring the department of health to study the effects of certain training criteria established by the Lymphology Association of North America The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 2 27-L to read as follows: 3 ARTICLE 27-L 4 LYMPHOLOGY STUDY 5 Section 2799-t. Lymphology study. 6 § 2799-t. Lymphology study. 1. The lymphology study shall examine the 7 effects of requiring all therapists in this state treating patients 8 inflicted with lymphedema to meet the training criteria established by 9 the Lymphology Association of North America, and specifically examine 10 whether such criteria would improve treatments, patient outcomes and/or 11 lower overall medical costs. 12 2. The department shall have the central responsibility for adminis- 13 tering the provisions of this article and otherwise coordinating the 14 state's policies with respect to the results of this study. 15 3. The study shall commence no later than thirty days from the effec- 16 tive date of this article and the results of such study shall be 17 provided to the governor and the legislature no later than six months 18 from the beginning of such study. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10571-01-5
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