New York A 9374: Directs the commissioner of health to establish best practice protocols to screen children four years of age and younger for vision problems

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A09374 Summary:

BILL NOA09374 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRivera

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2500-n, Pub Health L

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Directs the commissioner of health to establish best practice protocols to screen children four years of age and younger for vision problems.

Go to top A09374 Actions:

BILL NOA09374 

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12/19/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

05/11/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA09374 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:05/11/2026AYE/NAY:24/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means PaulinAyeJensenAye

DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzExcused

HevesiAyeGrayAye

SteckAyeSlaterAye

BraunsteinAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

SayeghAyeDursoAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAye

MeeksExcused

LunsfordAye

CruzAye

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Go to topA09374 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9374

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 December 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing best
 practice protocols to screen children four years of age and younger
 for vision problems

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

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2 2500-n to read as follows:
 3 § 2500-n. Vision screening. 1. The commissioner shall establish, for
 4 use by pediatric primary care providers, best practice protocols to
 5 screen children four years of age and younger for vision problems. Such
 6 protocols shall incorporate standards and guidelines established by the
 7 American Academy of Pediatrics, and shall be updated at least biennial-
 8 ly, and shall include, but not be limited to:
 9 (a) the routine employment of objective screening tools at regular
 10 intervals during critical childhood developmental stages; and
 11 (b) an appropriate referral mechanism for children who, based upon
 12 results of the aforementioned screening process, require further evalu-
 13 ation.
 14 2. The commissioner shall promulgate any rules and regulations neces-
 15 sary to implement the provisions of this section.
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 17 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 18 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 19 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 20 completed on or before such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14232-01-5

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