KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to New York

S3243 • 2025

Establishes a dental health demonstration project in the county of Monroe

Establishes a dental health demonstration project in the county of Monroe

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Jeremy Cooney
Last action
2026-05-28
Official status
In Assembly Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Establishes a dental health demonstration project in the county of Monroe

Establishes a dental health demonstration project in the county of Monroe Establishes a five-year dental health demonstration project in the county of Monroe for the purpose of reimbursement to providers for eligible dental diagnostic services for certain eligible populations, including but not limited to pregnant persons and post-partum persons.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes a dental health demonstration project in the county of Monroe Establishes a five-year dental health demonstration project in the county of Monroe for the purpose of reimbursement to providers for eligible dental diagnostic services for certain eligible populations, including but not limited to pregnant persons and post-partum persons.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-28 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  2. 2026-05-28 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  3. 2026-05-28 Assembly

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

  4. 2026-05-21 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2026-05-20 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  6. 2026-05-19 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.1203

  7. 2026-04-21 Senate

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  8. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  9. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  10. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

  11. 2025-06-11 Senate

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  12. 2025-06-11 Senate

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1805

  13. 2025-06-11 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  14. 2025-06-11 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  15. 2025-06-11 Assembly

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

  16. 2025-06-04 Senate

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

  17. 2025-06-04 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 3243A

  18. 2025-01-24 Senate

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

Official Summary Text

Establishes a dental health demonstration project in the county of Monroe
Establishes a five-year dental health demonstration project in the county of Monroe for the purpose of reimbursement to providers for eligible dental diagnostic services for certain eligible populations, including but not limited to pregnant persons and post-partum persons.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          3243

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    January 24, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- 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 a dental  health
          demonstration project; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
          upon expiration thereof

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

     1    Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
     2  368-g to read as follows:
     3    §  368-G.  DENTAL  HEALTH  DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
     4  AUTHORIZE A FIVE-YEAR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IN THE COUNTY OF MONROE  FOR
     5  THE  PURPOSE OF PROVIDING REIMBURSEMENT TO PROVIDERS FOR ELIGIBLE DENTAL
     6  DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE  POPULATIONS.  SUCH  POPULATIONS  SHALL
     7  INCLUDE  PREGNANT  PERSONS  AND  POST-PARTUM  PERSONS  FOR THE PERIOD OF
     8  TWELVE MONTHS FOLLOWING BIRTH THAT ARE ENROLLED  IN  MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE
     9  UNDER  THIS  TITLE.  SUCH  DIAGNOSTIC  SERVICES  SHALL  INCLUDE CLINICAL
    10  SERVICES TO TREAT EXISTING DENTAL PROBLEMS, TESTING, SELF-DIRECT IMAGERY
    11  OR PATIENT ENCOUNTERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FOLLOWING  UP  ON  ANY  OF  THE
    12  AFOREMENTIONED.    THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  SET RATES OF PAYMENT FOR SUCH
    13  DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES ON A FEE-FOR-SERVICE BASIS. MANAGED CARE PLANS SERV-
    14  ING SUCH POPULATIONS MAY ELECT TO COVER SUCH  SERVICES,  PROVIDED  THAT,
    15  UPON  SUCH  ELECTION,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ADJUST THE ADMINISTRATIVE
    16  PORTION OF MANAGED CARE PLAN RATES FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    18  deemed repealed 5 years after such date.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03266-01-5