Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Chamber
- upper
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Not supplied
- Introduced / first action
- 2026-03-12 00:00:00
Source-supplied abstracts
Adds Down syndrome to the definition of developmental disability for the purpose of making Down syndrome an automatic qualifier for Medicaid; expands the definition of developmental disability to include certain individuals below the age of ten who cannot demonstrate that their disability constitutes a substantial handicap to their ability to function in a normal society, but that have a high probability of meeting such criteria later in life; expands the definition of developmental disability to include certain individuals below the age of four.
Sponsors
- April Baskin (primary), primary
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., cosponsor
- Monica Martinez, cosponsor
- William Weber, cosponsor