New York S 8640: Requires insurance policies to provide coverage for medically necessary hearing aids purchased from hearing aid dispensers

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S08640 Summary:

BILL NOS08640 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10315

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SPONSORMARTINEZ

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COSPNSRMATTERA

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §55-d, Civ Serv L

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Provides that the civil service commission may determine that one in every thirty-six positions with duties which can be performed by persons with autism spectrum disorder.

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BILL NOS08640 

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

05/05/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO DISABILITIES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8640

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to employment of
 persons with autism spectrum disorder

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby
 2 finds there exists a critical and ongoing need to address the dispropor-
 3 tionately high unemployment rates among individuals with autism spectrum
 4 disorder in New York State. The Centers for Disease Control and
 5 Prevention (CDC) currently estimates 1 in 31 children born are diagnosed
 6 with autism, signaling a growing segment of the population whose talents
 7 and contributions we should be ensuring are adequately represented in
 8 our state's workforce.
 9 § 2. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 55-d to
 10 read as follows:
 11 § 55-d. Employment of persons with autism spectrum disorder by the
 12 state. 1. The commission may determine one in every thirty-six positions
 13 with duties such as can be performed by persons with autism spectrum
 14 disorder who are otherwise qualified to perform satisfactorily the
 15 duties of any such position. Upon such determination, such positions
 16 shall be classified in the noncompetitive class, and may be filled only
 17 by persons who shall have been certified by the employee health service
 18 of the department as being a person with autism spectrum disorder.
 19 2. Such employees hired under subdivision one of this section shall be
 20 afforded the same opportunity to take promotional examinations as
 21 provided to employees in the competitive class.
 22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14028-01-5

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