A9328 • 2025

Expands Medicaid coverage to include pharmacological treatment for hyperhidrosis

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: John T. McDonald III
Last action: 2026-04-30
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Expands Medicaid coverage to include pharmacological treatment for hyperhidrosis

Expands Medicaid coverage to include pharmacological treatment for hyperhidrosis Expands Medicaid coverage to include pharmacological treatment for hyperhidrosis when such treatment is ordered by a physician, registered physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner; provides that the provisions shall not take effect unless all necessary approvals under federal law and regulation have been obtained to receive federal financial participation in the costs.

What This Bill Does

Expands Medicaid coverage to include pharmacological treatment for hyperhidrosis Expands Medicaid coverage to include pharmacological treatment for hyperhidrosis when such treatment is ordered by a physician, registered physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner; provides that the provisions shall not take effect unless all necessary approvals under federal law and regulation have been obtained to receive federal financial participation in the costs.

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Bill History

2026-04-30 Assembly
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
2026-04-30 Assembly
PRINT NUMBER 9328A
2026-01-07 Assembly
REFERRED TO HEALTH
2025-12-10 Assembly
REFERRED TO HEALTH

Official Summary Text

Expands Medicaid coverage to include pharmacological treatment for hyperhidrosis
Expands Medicaid coverage to include pharmacological treatment for hyperhidrosis when such treatment is ordered by a physician, registered physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner; provides that the provisions shall not take effect unless all necessary approvals under federal law and regulation have been obtained to receive federal financial participation in the costs.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          9328

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                    December 10, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Health

        AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to expanding Medi-
          caid coverage to include pharmacological treatment for hyperhidrosis

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law
     2  is amended by adding a new paragraph (oo) to read as follows:
     3    (OO) PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT FOR HYPERHIDROSIS, WHEN SUCH  TREATMENT
     4  IS ORDERED BY A PHYSICIAN, REGISTERED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, OR REGISTERED
     5  NURSE PRACTITIONER; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARA-
     6  GRAPH SHALL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNLESS ALL NECESSARY APPROVALS UNDER FEDERAL
     7  LAW  AND  REGULATION  HAVE  BEEN  OBTAINED  TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FINANCIAL
     8  PARTICIPATION IN THE COSTS OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED PURSUANT  TO
     9  THIS  PARAGRAPH.  NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO MODIFY
    10  ANY LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR SCOPE OF PRACTICE PROVISION UNDER  TITLE
    11  EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    13  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
    14  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    15  tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
    16  completed on or before such effective date.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14125-01-5