Posts :: NYS Catholic Conference

April 21, 2026

Maintain Hospice Agreements: A10310-B Paulin / S9620-A Scarcella-Spanton

Requires residential health care facilities to maintain hospice agreements to ensure access to hospice services for eligible residents.

April 21, 2026

Providing Information on Policy-Based Exclusions: S8965 Hinchey / A10203 Rozic

Relates to providing information to patients and the public on policy-based exclusions.

April 21, 2026

Use of Restraints Against Incarcerated Individuals During Labor: S2667-C Salazar / A1670-B Rosenthal

Prohibits the use of restraints and force against incarcerated individuals during labor and after other pregnancy outcomes absent extraordinary circumstances and on pregnant persons during custodial interrogation.

April 20, 2026

Bishops of NYS Release Updated Booklet on End-of-Life Decision Making

The Catholic Bishops of New York State have released a revised and updated edition of their teaching booklet Now and at the Hour of Our Death: A Catholic Guide to End-of-Life Decision-Making.