New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6686: Requires pre-admission notification of policies authorizing the refusal to follow directives in health care proxies that are contrary to a hospital's operating principles

In committee Last action January 7, 2026: REFERRED TO HEALTH

Plain-language summary

S 6686 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires pre-admission notification of policies authorizing the refusal to follow directives in health care proxies that are contrary to a hospital's operating principles. Primary sponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HEALTH.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic).