Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state health and mental hygiene budget for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year; extends provisions requiring the quarterly assessment of known and projected department of health state fund Medicaid expenditures (Part A); extends certain health provisions (Part B); extends certain provisions of law relating to the health care reform act; extends provisions relating to the distribution of pool allocations and graduate medical education; extends provisions relating to health care initiative pool distributions; extends payment provisions for general hospitals; and extends provisions relating to assessments on covered lives (Part C); relates to insurance coverage for medical malpractice paid for by funds from the hospital excess liability pool; extends portions of the New York Health Care Reform Act of 1996 (Part D); relates to temporary health care services agencies and protecting individuals engaged to provide health care services by such agencies (Part J); relates to capital rate reductions for nursing homes (Part L); clarifies Medicaid requirements for biomarker testing (Part M); relates to hospital and nursing home fee-for-service reimbursement rates (Part O); directs the commissioners of the office of mental health, office for people with developmental disabilities, office of addiction services and supports, office of temporary and disability assistance, office of children and family services and the director of the state office for the aging to establish a state fiscal year 2026-2027 targeted inflationary increase for projecting for the effects of inflation upon rates of payments, contracts, or any other form of reimbursement for certain programs and services; requires such commissioners and director to provide funding to support a 4.0% targeted inflationary increase for such programs and services (Part P); relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to Medicaid management; removes certain provisions providing for lower minimum amounts of certain state aid for the city of New York than the rest of the state (Part T); extends provisions of law relating to general hospital reimbursement for annual rates for behavioral services; extends provisions of law relating to increasing Medicaid payments to providers through managed care organizations and providing equivalent fees through an ambulatory patient group methodology (Part U); ensures services provided in school-based health centers are not provided to medical assistance recipients through managed care programs (Part V); extends the effectiveness of the requirement that upon the closure or transfer of a state-operated individualized residential alternative (Part W); extends the care demonstration program (Part X); sunsets certain hospital capital rate add-on adjustments (Part Y); creates an essential plan contingency fund to maintain access to health care coverage for Essential Plan enrollees in the event that the federal government does not approve certain waiver submission necessary to make funds available by July 1, 2026, in the amount not to exceed $2,400,000,000 (Part Z).

Statutes affected:
A10007: 367-a social services law, 367-a(7) social services law, 2807-l public health law, 2807-m public health law, 2807-m(5-a) public health law, 2807-s public health law, 2807-s(7) public health law, 92-dd state finance law, 2807-p public health law, 2807-p(4-c) public health law, 2807-s(6) public health law, 2807-t public health law, 2807-t(6) public health law, 2807-v public health law, 367-b social services law, 367-b(12) social services law, 3614 public health law, 3614(9) public health law, 461-s social services law, 461-b social services law, 461-b(1) social services law, 2803 public health law, 2803(9) public health law, 97-www state finance law, 97-www(3) state finance law, 273 public health law, 273(3) public health law, 3331 public health law, 3331(6) public health law, 3343-a public health law, 3343-a(2) public health law, 366 social services law, 366(5) social services law, 4552 public health law, 2999-j public health law, 2999-j(4) public health law, 2999-ll public health law, 2999-mm public health law, 3018 public health law, 3018(3) public health law, 3001 public health law, 3001(1) public health law, 6909 education law, 6527 education law, 2808 public health law, 2808(2-b) public health law, 367-a(12) social services law, 369-gg social services law, 369-gg(1) social services law, 364-i social services law, 364-i(4) social services law, 366(4) social services law, 365-a social services law, 365-a(6) social services law, 365-a(2) social services law, 2510 public health law, 2510(6) public health law, 6526 education law, 6908 education law, 2803-j public health law, 2803-j(3) public health law, 305 education law, 305(42) education law, 923 education law, 923(b) education law, 3624 education law, 1203-h vehicle and traffic law, 1203-h(3) vehicle and traffic law, 375 vehicle and traffic law, 375(12-a) vehicle and traffic law, 509-d vehicle and traffic law, 509-d(3) vehicle and traffic law, 509-k vehicle and traffic law, 1229-c vehicle and traffic law, 1229-c(7) vehicle and traffic law, 517 judiciary law, 230-e public health law, 6542 education law, 6545 education law, 3701 public health law, 3701(1) public health law, 6549 education law, 1501 business corporation law, 1503 business corporation law, 1515 business corporation law, 1525 business corporation law, 1530 business corporation law, 1201 limited liability company law, 1203 limited liability company law, 1215 limited liability company law, 1301 limited liability company law, 1306 limited liability company law, 6502 education law, 6502(3-a) education law, 6507 education law, 6507(2) education law, 6514 education law, 6514(1) education law, 230-a public health law, 2803-e public health law, 2803-e(1) public health law, 2995-a public health law, 2997-l public health law, 2999-u public health law, 2999-u(2) public health law, 3515 public health law, 3515(1-a) public health law, 490 social services law, 490(2) social services law, 3000-a public health law, 3000-a(1) public health law, 4405-b public health law, 4405-b(1) public health law, 4702 public health law, 4702(2) public health law, 20-815 administrative code of the city of New York as added by local law, 20-815(e) administrative code of the city of New York as added by local law, 3703 public health law, 3302 public health law, 3302(27) public health law, 902 education law, 902(2) education law, 4141-a public health law, 4142 public health law, 4171 public health law, 4171(1) public health law, 488 social services law, 488(4) social services law, 2801 public health law, 2801(1) public health law, 31.02 mental hygiene law, 309 insurance law, 309(c) insurance law, 343 insurance law, 344 insurance law, 3216 insurance law, 3216(i) insurance law, 3217-a insurance law, 3217-a(a) insurance law, 3217-b insurance law, 3217-b(m) insurance law, 3221 insurance law, 3221(l) insurance law, 3241 insurance law, 3241(a) insurance law, 4303 insurance law, 4303(k) insurance law, 4306-h insurance law, 4306-h(a) insurance law, 4324 insurance law, 4324(a) insurance law, 4325 insurance law, 4325(n) insurance law, 4900 insurance law, 4900(b) insurance law, 4902 insurance law, 4902(a) insurance law, 4903 insurance law, 4903(b) insurance law, 4903(c) insurance law, 4904 insurance law, 4904(b) insurance law, 4900 public health law, 4900(2) public health law, 4902 public health law, 4902(1) public health law, 4903 public health law, 4903(2) public health law, 4903(3) public health law, 4904 public health law, 4904(2) public health law, 553 executive law, 553(10) executive law
A10007A: 367-a social services law, 367-a(7) social services law, 2807-l public health law, 2807-m public health law, 2807-m(5-a) public health law, 2807-s public health law, 2807-s(7) public health law, 92-dd state finance law, 2807-p public health law, 2807-p(4-c) public health law, 2807-s(6) public health law, 2807-t public health law, 2807-t(6) public health law, 2807-v public health law, 367-b social services law, 367-b(12) social services law, 367-q social services law, 367-q(1) social services law, 461-s social services law, 461-b social services law, 461-b(1) social services law, 2803 public health law, 2803(9) public health law, 404-r vehicle and traffic law, 404-r(3) vehicle and traffic law, 273 public health law, 273(3) public health law, 3331 public health law, 3331(6) public health law, 3343-a public health law, 3343-a(2) public health law, 366 social services law, 366(5) social services law, 917 education law, 917(3) education law, 917-a education law, 4552 public health law, 2999-j public health law, 2999-j(4) public health law, 2999-ll public health law, 2999-mm public health law, 3018 public health law, 3018(3) public health law, 3001 public health law, 3001(1) public health law, 6909 education law, 6527 education law, 2808 public health law, 2808(2-b) public health law, 367-a(12) social services law, 369-gg social services law, 369-gg(1) social services law, 364-i social services law, 364-i(4) social services law, 366(4) social services law, 365-a social services law, 365-a(6) social services law, 365-a(2) social services law, 3217-b insurance law, 3217-b(i) insurance law, 4325 insurance law, 4325(j) insurance law, 2510 public health law, 2510(6) public health law, 6526 education law, 6908 education law, 2803-j public health law, 2803-j(3) public health law, 305 education law, 305(42) education law, 923 education law, 923(b) education law, 3624 education law, 1203-h vehicle and traffic law, 1203-h(3) vehicle and traffic law, 375 vehicle and traffic law, 375(12-a) vehicle and traffic law, 509-d vehicle and traffic law, 509-d(3) vehicle and traffic law, 509-k vehicle and traffic law, 1229-c vehicle and traffic law, 1229-c(7) vehicle and traffic law, 517 judiciary law, 230-e public health law, 6542 education law, 6545 education law, 3701 public health law, 3701(1) public health law, 6549 education law, 1501 business corporation law, 1503 business corporation law, 1515 business corporation law, 1525 business corporation law, 1530 business corporation law, 1201 limited liability company law, 1203 limited liability company law, 1215 limited liability company law, 1301 limited liability company law, 1306 limited liability company law, 6502 education law, 6502(3-a) education law, 6507 education law, 6507(2) education law, 6514 education law, 6514(1) education law, 230-a public health law, 2803-e public health law, 2803-e(1) public health law, 2995-a public health law, 2997-l public health law, 2999-u public health law, 2999-u(2) public health law, 3515 public health law, 3515(1-a) public health law, 490 social services law, 490(2) social services law, 3000-a public health law, 3000-a(1) public health law, 4405-b public health law, 4405-b(1) public health law, 4702 public health law, 4702(2) public health law, 20-815 administrative code of the city of New York as added by local law, 20-815(e) administrative code of the city of New York as added by local law, 3703 public health law, 3302 public health law, 3302(27) public health law, 902 education law, 902(2) education law, 4141-a public health law, 4142 public health law, 4171 public health law, 4171(1) public health law, 488 social services law, 488(4) social services law, 2801 public health law, 2801(1) public health law, 31.02 mental hygiene law, 309 insurance law, 309(c) insurance law, 343 insurance law, 344 insurance law, 3216 insurance law, 3216(i) insurance law, 3217-a insurance law, 3217-a(a) insurance law, 3217-b(m) insurance law, 3221 insurance law, 3221(l) insurance law, 3241 insurance law, 3241(a) insurance law, 4303 insurance law, 4303(k) insurance law, 4306-h insurance law, 4306-h(a) insurance law, 4324 insurance law, 4324(a) insurance law, 4325(n) insurance law, 4900 insurance law, 4900(b) insurance law, 4902 insurance law, 4902(a) insurance law, 4903 insurance law, 4903(b) insurance law, 4903(c) insurance law, 4904 insurance law, 4904(b) insurance law, 4900 public health law, 4900(2) public health law, 4902 public health law, 4902(1) public health law, 4903 public health law, 4903(2) public health law, 4903(3) public health law, 4904 public health law, 4904(2) public health law, 553 executive law, 553(10) executive law, 605 public health law, 605(2) public health law, 616 public health law, 616(1) public health law
A10007B: 367-a social services law, 367-a(7) social services law, 2807-l public health law, 2807-s public health law, 2807-s(7) public health law, 92-dd state finance law, 2807-p public health law, 2807-p(4-c) public health law, 2807-s(6) public health law, 2807-t public health law, 2807-t(6) public health law, 2807-v public health law, 367-b social services law, 367-b(12) social services law, 3614 public health law, 3614(9) public health law, 367-q social services law, 367-q(1) social services law, 3331 public health law, 3331(6) public health law, 3343-a public health law, 3343-a(2) public health law, 1119 insurance law, 1119(c) insurance law, 2999-ll public health law, 2999-mm public health law, 2808 public health law, 2808(2-b) public health law, 365-a social services law, 365-a(2) social services law, 605 public health law, 605(2) public health law, 616 public health law, 616(1) public health law, 364-j social services law, 364-j(3) social services law, 2807-c public health law, 2807-c(8) public health law