New York S 7447: Requires health insurers to provide coverage for long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens

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S07447 Summary:

BILL NOS07447 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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COSPNSRGALLIVAN, HARCKHAM, MAYER, SERRANO

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L; add §§209-r & 630-m, Tax L; add §97-ii, St Fin L

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Requires health insurers to provide coverage for long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens; provides for taxpayer gifts for tick borne illness research, detection and education; establishes the tick borne illness research, detection and education fund.

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BILL NOS07447 

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04/16/2025REFERRED TO INSURANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7447

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 16, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, GALLIVAN, HARCKHAM, MAYER, SERRANO --
 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 coverage of long term
 medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens;
 and to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to
 providing for taxpayer gifts for tick borne illness research,
 detection and education and establishing the tick borne illness
 research, detection and education fund

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "tick borne
 2 illness treatment and education act of 2025".
 3 § 2. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by
 4 adding a new paragraph 40 to read as follows:
 5 (40) Every insurer issuing a policy of accident and health insurance
 6 for delivery in this state shall provide coverage for all costs for
 7 treatment of Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) and other tick borne
 8 related pathogens. Such treatment may include intravenous antibiotic
 9 therapy, oral antibiotic therapy, or any other treatment, or any combi-
 10 nation of treatments, provided such treatment is recommended by a physi-
 11 cian licensed to practice medicine in the state of New York.
 12 § 3. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 13 adding a new paragraph 24 to read as follows:
 14 (24) Every group or blanket policy delivered or issued for delivery in
 15 this state which provides hospital, surgical or medical coverage shall
 16 provide coverage for all costs for treatment of Lyme disease (Lyme
 17 borreliosis) and other tick borne related pathogens. Such treatment may
 18 include intravenous antibiotic therapy, oral antibiotic therapy, or any
 19 other treatment, or any combination of treatments, provided such treat-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03697-02-5

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 1 ment is recommended by a physician licensed to practice medicine in the
 2 state of New York.
 3 § 4. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
 4 subsection (ww) to read as follows:
 5 (ww) Every medical expense indemnity corporation, hospital service
 6 corporation and health service corporation which provides coverage for
 7 medical, surgical or major medical care shall provide coverage for all
 8 costs for treatment of Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) and other tick
 9 borne related pathogens. Such treatment may include intravenous antibi-
 10 otic therapy, oral antibiotic therapy, or any other treatment, or any
 11 combination of treatments, provided such treatment is recommended by a
 12 physician licensed to practice medicine in the state of New York.
 13 § 5. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 209-r to read as
 14 follows:
 15 § 209-r. Gift for tick borne illness research, detection and educa-
 16 tion. A taxpayer in any taxable year may elect to contribute to the
 17 support of the tick borne illness research, detection and education
 18 fund. Such contribution shall be in any whole dollar amount and shall
 19 not reduce the amount of the state tax o