New York A 2721: Expands Medicaid coverage to include neuropsychological exams for dyslexia

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A02721 Summary:

BILL NOA02721 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07615

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SPONSORCarroll R

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COSPNSRJacobson, Pheffer Amato, Yeger, Gonzalez-Rojas, Glick, Hevesi, Lunsford, Taylor, Schiavoni, Paulin,
 Buttenschon

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L

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Expands Medicaid coverage to include neuropsychological exams for dyslexia.

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BILL NOA02721 

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01/22/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2721

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 22, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to expanding Medi-
 caid coverage to include neuropsychological exams for dyslexia

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law
 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (nn) to read as follows:
 3 (nn) comprehensive neuropsychological examinations for dyslexia, upon
 4 the referral of a physician, when performed by a health care profes-
 5 sional licensed, certified, or authorized pursuant to title eight of the
 6 education law and acting within their scope of practice and in accord-
 7 ance with this paragraph. This paragraph shall not exclude coverage for
 8 the screening, diagnosis or treatment of medical conditions.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 10 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 11 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 12 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 13 completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04514-01-5

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