S 8744: Establishes an age-friendly health system technical assistance center to provide assistance in relation to age-friendly health systems; relates to hospital performance data.
What S 8744 does, verified January 12, 2026
The Age-Friendly Health System Enhancement Act aims to improve healthcare for older adults by establishing a center for technical assistance in relation to age-friendly health systems. This center will work in conjunction with the Office for the Aging to provide guidance and support to healthcare providers. The Act also requires hospitals to report their performance data, which will be used to designate hospitals that are well-equipped to provide specific types of care, such as stroke centers, trauma centers, and age-friendly designated hospitals. These designations will be based on criteria developed from data collected on hospital performance and other factors. The Act takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-08)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8744
- What is the current status of S 8744?
- As of January 12, 2026, S 8744 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 8, 2026, was "REFERRED TO HEALTH".
- Did S 8744 pass?
- Not yet. S 8744 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 8744, and where is it now?
- S 8744 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. Its committee of record is Senate Health. It is filed under PBH, alongside 184 other New York PBH bills this session.
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| Jan. 08, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2026 · 295 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8744 IN SENATE January 8, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 a center for technical assistance relating to age-friendly health systems; and in relation to hospital performance data The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "age- 2 friendly health system enhancement act". 3 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is amended 4 by adding a new paragraph (x) to read as follows: 5 (x) establish, in conjunction with the office for the aging, a center 6 for technical assistance in relation to age-friendly health systems. 7 § 3. The section heading of section 2995-b of the public health law, 8 as added by chapter 542 of the laws of 2000, is amended and a new subdi- 9 vision 4 is added to read as follows: 10 Hospital [report cards] performance data. 11 4. Special designations. Using criteria developed from data collected 12 pursuant to this section and other criteria, the department shall desig- 13 nate hospitals that are well equipped in terms of expertise and technol- 14 ogy to provide certain types of care including stroke centers, trauma 15 centers, regional perinatal centers, burn centers, sexual assault foren- 16 sic examiner (SAFE) programs and age-friendly designated hospitals. 17 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05181-06-5
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