New York S 4049: Relates to coverage for cancer screenings

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S04049 Summary:

BILL NOS04049 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01066

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSRASHBY, FERNANDEZ, GRIFFO, OBERACKER, ROLISON, WEBB, WEBER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §5, Vol Ffs Ben L

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Relates to requiring coverage for volunteer firefighters for full cancer screenings upon entry of service to a fire department or fire company and annually thereafter; provides that the costs of such screenings shall be covered by the state.

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BILL NOS04049 

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01/31/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4049

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 31, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, ASHBY, FERNANDEZ, GRIFFO, ROLISON, WEBB,
 WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
 committed to the Committee on Local Government

 AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation to
 coverage for cancer screenings

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 5 of the volunteer firefighters'
 2 benefit law is amended by adding a new paragraph q to read as follows:
 3 q. While, within the state, undergoing a full cancer screening, as
 4 determined by the commissioner of health, upon entry of service to a
 5 fire department or fire company and annually thereafter. The costs of
 6 such full cancer screenings shall be borne entirely by the state.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03046-01-5

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