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legislation/us/states/ny/2021-2022/a-8537.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relates to providing coverage and information on chest wall reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy or partial mastectomy"
+description: "Relates to providing coverage and information on chest wall reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy or partial mastectomy; provides that aesthetic flat closure be included in information provided to patients and in insurance coverage."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
+legislature: "New York Legislature"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "A 8537"
+citation: "New York A 8537 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["PHEFFER AMATO"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-12-13"
+last_action: "2022-10-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c65298f-26e0-4636-8c85-8f2a3de74995"
+source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8537"
+source_hash: "8b1bcb9569078cb0275caf83d7eb76761dd3b593ddfa21a569590d4a8b6bdbdb"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
+---
+
+# New York A 8537 (2021-2022) — Relates to providing coverage and information on chest wall reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy or partial mastectomy
+
+Relates to providing coverage and information on chest wall reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy or partial mastectomy; provides that aesthetic flat closure be included in information provided to patients and in insurance coverage.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **A8537** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8537&term=2021&Text=Y)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
+- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- PHEFFER AMATO — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-12-13** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
+- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
+- **2022-04-27** REPORTED
+- **2022-04-28** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.550
+- **2022-05-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
+- **2022-05-03** DELIVERED TO SENATE
+- **2022-05-03** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
+- **2022-05-31** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7881
+- **2022-05-31** 3RD READING CAL.1548
+- **2022-05-31** PASSED SENATE `passage`
+- **2022-05-31** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
+- **2022-10-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-10-14** SIGNED CHAP.571 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c65298f-26e0-4636-8c85-8f2a3de74995`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
+