New York S 5538: Relates to automatic eligibility for early intervention services for children found to have elevated venous blood lead levels

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S05538 Summary:

BILL NOS05538 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06537

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SPONSORBASKIN

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COSPNSRBROUK, FAHY, KAVANAGH, ROLISON, RYAN S, SALAZAR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2541, Pub Health L

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Relates to automatic eligibility for early intervention services for children found to have elevated venous blood lead levels (at or above 5 mcg/dl).

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BILL NOS05538 

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02/24/2025REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

05/29/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/29/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1494

06/06/2025PASSED SENATE

06/06/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/06/2025referred to health

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

03/31/20261ST REPORT CAL.680

04/01/20262ND REPORT CAL.

04/07/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/13/2026PASSED SENATE

04/13/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

04/13/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5538

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. BASKIN, S. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to infant eligibility
 for state early intervention services due to elevated venous blood
 lead levels

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 2541 of the public health law, as
 2 added by chapter 428 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
 3 5. "Disability" means:
 4 (a) a developmental delay; or
 5 (b) a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probabil-
 6 ity of resulting in developmental delay, such as Down syndrome or other
 7 chromosomal abnormalities, sensory impairments, inborn errors of meta-
 8 bolism [or], fetal alcohol syndrome, or elevated venous blood lead
 9 levels (at or above five mcg/dl).
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03031-02-5

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