New York A 8824: Relates to insurance reimbursement for vaccination for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

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A08824 Summary:

BILL NOA08824A

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SAME ASSAME AS S08334-A

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SPONSORReyes

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COSPNSRSeawright

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L; amd §365-a, Soc Serv L

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Requires insurance reimbursement for vaccination for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

Go to top A08824 Actions:

BILL NOA08824A

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06/09/2025referred to insurance

01/07/2026referred to insurance

03/18/2026amend and recommit to insurance

03/18/2026print number 8824a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8824--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 June 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. REYES, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Insurance -- recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in
 accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the social services law, in
 relation to insurance reimbursement for vaccination for severe acute
 respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

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

 1 Section 1. Clause (iii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph 17 of
 2 subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law, as amended by chap-
 3 ter 219 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (iii) necessary immunizations, as determined by the superintendent in
 5 consultation with the commissioner of health, consisting of at least
 6 adequate dosages of vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis, severe acute
 7 respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, tetanus, polio, measles, rubella,
 8 mumps, haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis b, which meet the
 9 standards approved by the United States public health service for such
 10 biological products.
 11 § 2. Clause (iii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph 8 of subsection (l)
 12 of section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the
 13 laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
 14 (iii) necessary immunizations, as determined by the superintendent in
 15 consultation with the commissioner of health, consisting of at least
 16 adequate dosages of vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis, severe acute
 17 respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, tetanus, polio, measles, rubella,
 18 mumps, haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis b, which meet the
 19 standards approved by the United States public health service for such
 20 biological products.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13303-03-6

 A. 8824--A 2

 1 § 3. Subparagraph (C) of paragraph 2 of subsection (j) of section 4303
 2 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 (C) necessary immunizations, as determined by the superintendent in
 5 consultation with the commissioner of health, consisting of at least
 6 adequate dosages of vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis, severe acute
 7 respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, tetanus, polio, measles, rubella,
 8 mumps, haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis b, which meet the
 9 standards approved by the United States public health service for such
 10 biological products.
 11 § 4. Paragraph (v) of subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social
 12 services law, as added by section 4 of part B of chapter 58 of the laws
 13 of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
 14 (v) administration of vaccinations in accordance with regulations
 15 issued by the commissioner, utilizing generally accepted medical stand-
 16 ards and taking into consideration recommendations of the American Acad-
 17 emy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Ameri-
 18 can College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of
 19 Physicians, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or other
 20 similar nationally or internationally recognized scientific organiza-
 21 tions, consisting of at least adequate dosages of vaccine against
 22 diphtheria, pertussis, severe