New York A 1458: Provides for insurance coverage of comprehensive annual medical examinations for firefighters

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A01458 Summary:

BILL NOA01458 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06749

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SPONSORHunter (MS)

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COSPNSRStirpe, Jackson, Buttenschon, DeStefano, Smullen, Lucas, Ra, Angelino, Lemondes, Blankenbush,
 Sayegh, Stern, Braunstein, Hyndman, Septimo, Tague, Beephan, Brabenec, Brown K

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MLTSPNSRLupardo

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Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L

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Provides for insurance coverage of comprehensive annual medical examinations for firefighters due to their increased risk for cancer and cancer-related diseases.

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BILL NOA01458 

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01/09/2025referred to insurance

01/07/2026referred to insurance

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1458

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER, STIRPE, JACKSON, BUTTENSCHON, DeSTEFANO,
 SMULLEN, LUCAS, RA, ANGELINO, LEMONDES, BLANKENBUSH, SAYEGH, STERN,
 BRAUNSTEIN, HYNDMAN, SEPTIMO, TAGUE, BEEPHAN, BRABENEC, K. BROWN --
 Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Insurance

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to insurance coverage of
 comprehensive annual medical examinations for firefighters

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph 40 to read as follows:
 3 (40)(A) Every policy which provides medical, major medical, or similar
 4 comprehensive-type coverage shall provide coverage for comprehensive
 5 annual medical exams for insured individuals who are firefighters. Such
 6 comprehensive annual medical exam coverage shall include:
 7 (i) a detailed symptom health history including headaches, skin rash-
 8 es, intestinal or respiratory symptoms, weakness, and cognitive dysfunc-
 9 tion;
 10 (ii) an in person physical exam including cardiovascular, skin,
 11 thyroid, mouth, pulmonary, intestinal, urinary, lymph node, neurologi-
 12 cal, musculoskeletal, breast and testes, as applicable, examination;
 13 (iii) vital signs and body measures tested and recorded including
 14 blood pressure, oxygen saturation, heart and respiratory rate, weight,
 15 height and body fat percentage;
 16 (iv) laboratory assessments including:
 17 a. comprehensive metabolic panel, complete blood count with differen-
 18 tial, lipid panel, thyroid stimulating hormone, high-sensitivity c-reac-
 19 tive protein, and hemoglobin A1c blood tests; and
 20 b. urinalysis for pH, glucose, ketones, protein, blood and bilirubin,
 21 and microscopic assessment for white blood cells, red blood cells, white
 22 blood cell casts, red blood cell casts, and crystals;
 23 (v) spirometry;
 24 (vi) cancer screening, including, digital rectal exam for individuals
 25 with prostate-specific antigen, cervical exam with Pap test, breast

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01783-01-5

 A. 1458 2

 1 exam, respirator fit test, colonoscopies beginning at forty-five years
 2 of age or earlier depending on family history, mammograms beginning at
 3 age forty or earlier depending on family history, and low dose computed
 4 tomography depending on age, smoking history, forced expiratory volume
 5 (FEV1), family history of lung cancer, obstructive lung disease and
 6 history of pneumonia; and
 7 (vii) a stress electrocardiogram with maximal oxygen uptake calcu-
 8 lated.
 9 (B) Notwithstanding the requirements for comprehensive annual medical
 10 exam coverage pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, such
 11 coverage shall additionally include a chest x-ray every five years and
 12 any additional testing determined necessary by the commissioner of
 13 health.
 14 (C) An insured shall identify their profession as a firefighter and
 15 years of service to their primary care provider to receive such compre-
 16 hensive annual medical examination pursuant to this paragraph.
 17 (D) As used in this paragraph the term "firefighter" means any fire-
 18 fighter regularly employed by a fir