Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 07, 2024 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1910 substituted for s5481a |
Jun 07, 2024 |
substituted by a2898a ordered to third reading cal.1910 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 20, 2024 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to insurance |
May 22, 2023 |
print number 5481a |
May 22, 2023 |
amend and recommit to insurance |
Mar 06, 2023 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S5481
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Current Bill Status Via A2898 - Passed Senate
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2023-S5481 - Details
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
2023-S5481 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5481 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring certain insurance policies to cover neuropsychological exams for dyslexia PURPOSE: This bill would mandate that private health insurance policies pay for neuropsychological exams for the purpose of diagnosing dyslexia subject to certain conditions and capped at $6,000 per exam adjusted for inflation. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 stipulates that this act shall be known as the "dyslexia diag- nosis access act." Section 2 sets forth legislative findings and intent
2023-S5481 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5481 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 6, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring certain insurance policies to cover neuropsychological exams for dyslexia THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "dyslexia diagnosis access act". § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares the following: a. Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and impaired spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language within the brain that is often discordant with the person's intelligence and other cognitive abilities. Secondary effects of undetected and unaddressed dyslexia include anxiety, depression, worsened health, decreased life expectancy, lower education rates, lower employment and income rates, and increased poverty and incarcera- tion rates. b. Studies indicate that as many as one in five children may have dyslexia or another phonemic awareness issue. However, lack of access to appropriate screening and diagnostic testing poses a barrier to compre- hensively tracking the incidence of dyslexia and students are unlikely to receive the intervention required to overcome dyslexia without a positive diagnosis. Comprehensive neuropsychological exams are recog- nized as the most effective way to positively diagnose dyslexia. Such exams are often administered over the course of two days and currently may cost in excess of six thousand dollars but are typically not paid for by health insurance, making them unaffordable to many families. § 3. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 39 to read as follows: (39) (A) EVERY POLICY THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES, MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
2023-S5481A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
2023-S5481A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5481A SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring certain insurance policies to cover neuropsychological exams for dyslexia PURPOSE: This bill would require private health insurers to provide coverage for testing for suspected dyslexia. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 stipulates that this act shall be known as the "dyslexia diag- nosis access act." Section 2 sets forth legislative findings and intent. Sections 3-5 of this bill would require certain health insurers to provide coverage for suspected dyslexia and shall not exclude coverage
2023-S5481A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5481--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 6, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance -- commit- tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom- mitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring certain insurance policies to cover neuropsychological exams for dyslexia THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "dyslexia diagnosis access act". § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares the following: a. Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and impaired spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language within the brain that is often discordant with the person's intelligence and other cognitive abilities. Secondary effects of undetected and unaddressed dyslexia include anxiety, depression, worsened health, decreased life expectancy, lower education rates, lower employment and income rates, and increased poverty and incarcera- tion rates. b. Studies indicate that as many as one in five children may have dyslexia or another phonemic awareness issue. However, lack of access to appropriate screening and diagnostic testing poses a barrier to compre- hensively tracking the incidence of dyslexia and students are unlikely to receive the intervention required to overcome dyslexia without a positive diagnosis. Comprehensive neuropsychological exams are recog- nized as the most effective way to positively diagnose dyslexia. Such exams are often administered over the course of two days and currently EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01994-03-3 S. 5481--A 2
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