S8678 • 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: Christopher Ryan
Last action: 2026-04-29
Official status: In Senate 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

2026-04-29 Senate
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
2026-04-29 Senate
PRINT NUMBER 8678A
2026-01-07 Senate
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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                                          8678

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                     January 7, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. C. RYAN -- 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 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