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S 6689: Extends the time where certain entities can provide fiscal intermediary services to July 1, 2025.
What S 6689 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to regulate fiscal intermediary services in New York. As of July 1, 2025, entities other than the statewide fiscal intermediary and its subcontractors are prohibited from providing fiscal intermediary services directly or through contract. Subcontractors of the statewide fiscal intermediary must register with the department within thirty days of being selected. The statewide fiscal intermediary must consider demonstrated compliance with federal and state laws and regulations when selecting subcontractors. The bill takes effect immediately and is deemed to have been in full force and effect on April 1, 2025.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6689
- What is the current status of S 6689?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6689 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 6689 pass?
- Not yet. S 6689 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6689, and where is it now?
- S 6689 was authored by Sen. Patrick Gallivan with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Mar. 19, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 19, 2025 · 274 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6689 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to extending the time where certain entities can provide fiscal intermediary services The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4-a-1 of section 365-f of the social services 2 law, as added by section 3 of part HH of chapter 57 of the laws of 2024, 3 is amended to read as follows: 4 4-a-1. Fiscal intermediary registration. (a) [Fiscal intermediary5registration.] Except for the statewide fiscal intermediary and its 6 subcontractors, as of [April] July first, two thousand twenty-five, no 7 entity shall provide, directly or through contract, fiscal intermediary 8 services. All subcontractors of the statewide fiscal intermediary, shall 9 register with the department within thirty days of being selected as a 10 subcontractor. 11 (b) In selecting its subcontractors, the statewide fiscal intermediary 12 shall consider demonstrated compliance with all applicable federal and 13 state laws and regulations, including but not limited to, marketing and 14 labor practices, cost reporting, and electronic visit verification 15 requirements. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to 17 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11153-01-5
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