New York S08965 requires hospitals to disclose exclusions on care they provide and mandates the health commissioner to publish this information on.

New York S08965 amends the public health law and the insurance law to enhance transparency around hospital rule-based exclusions. The bill mandates the commissioner of health to collect from each hospital a list of its exclusions and publish this information on the department's website. Hospital rule-based exclusions refer to criteria, rules, or policies that restrict a hospital from providing certain types of care within specified practice areas, such as primary care, family planning, and reproductive services.

New York S08965 requires hospitals to disclose exclusions on care they provide and mandates the health commissioner to publish this information on.

New York S08965 amends the public health law and the insurance law to enhance transparency around hospital rule-based exclusions. The bill mandates the commissioner of health to collect from each hospital a list of its exclusions and publish this information on the department's website. Hospital rule-based exclusions refer to criteria, rules, or policies that restrict a hospital from providing certain types of care within specified practice areas, such as primary care, family planning, and reproductive services.