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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).