Assembly Bill A2721

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Expands Medicaid coverage to include neuropsychological exams for dyslexia

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A2721 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L

2025-A2721 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands Medicaid coverage to include neuropsychological exams for dyslexia.

2025-A2721 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2721
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             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:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social  services  law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (nn) to read as follows:
   (NN)  COMPREHENSIVE NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR DYSLEXIA, UPON
 THE REFERRAL OF A PHYSICIAN, WHEN PERFORMED BY  A  HEALTH  CARE  PROFES-
 SIONAL LICENSED, CERTIFIED, OR AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE
 EDUCATION  LAW  AND ACTING WITHIN THEIR SCOPE OF PRACTICE AND IN ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH.  THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT EXCLUDE COVERAGE FOR
 THE SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 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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