New York 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced
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S 7447 —

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New York Consolidated Laws: Section 3216 of the insurance law.

  • Section 3216 of the insurance law

    (40) Every insurer issuing a policy of accident and health insurance for delivery in this state shall provide coverage for all costs for treatment of Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) and other tick borne related pathogens. Such treatment may include intravenous antibiotic therapy, oral antibiotic therapy, or any other treatment, or any combi- nation of treatments, provided such treatment is recommended by a physi- cian licensed to practice medicine in the state of New York. (24) Every group or blanket policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state which provides hospital, surgical or medical coverage shall provide coverage for all costs for treatment of Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) and other tick borne related pathogens. Such treatment may include intravenous antibiotic therapy, oral antibiotic therapy, or any other treatment, or any combination of treatments, provided such treat- italics ment is recommended by a physician licensed to practice medicine in the state of New York. (ww) Every medical expense indemnity corporation, hospital service corporation and health service corporation which provides coverage for medical, surgical or major medical care shall provide coverage for all costs for treatment of Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) and other tick borne related pathogens. Such treatment may include intravenous antibi- otic therapy, oral antibiotic therapy, or any other treatment, or any combination of treatments, provided such treatment is recommended by a physician licensed to practice medicine in the state of New York. § 209-r. Gift for tick borne illness research, detection and educa- tion. A taxpayer in any taxable year may elect to contribute to the support of the tick borne illness research, detection and education fund. Such contribution shall be in any whole dollar amount and shall not reduce the amount of the state tax owed by such taxpayer. The commissioner shall include space on the corporate income tax return to enable a taxpayer to make such contribution. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all revenues collected pursuant to this section shall be credited to the tick borne illness research, detection and education fund and shall be used only for those purposes enumerated in section ninety-seven-ii of the state finance law. § 630-m. Gift for tick borne illness research, detection and educa- tion. An individual in any taxable year may elect to contribute to the tick borne illness research, detection and education fund. Such contrib- ution shall be in any whole dollar amount and shall not reduce the amount of state tax owed by such individual. The commissioner shall include space on the personal income tax return to enable a taxpayer to make such contribution. Notwithstanding any other provision of law all revenues collected pursuant to this section shall be credited to the tick borne illness research, detection and education fund and used only for those purposes enumerated in section ninety-seven-ii of the state finance law. § 97-ii. Tick borne illness research, detection and education fund. 1. There is hereby established in the joint custody of the commissioner of taxation and finance and the comptroller, a special fund to be known as the "tick borne illness research, detection and education fund". 2. Such fund shall consist of all revenues received by the department of taxation and finance, pursuant to the provisions of sections two hundred nine-r and six hundred thirty-m of the tax law and all other moneys appropriated, credited, or transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to law. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the state from receiving grants, gifts or bequests for the purposes of the fund as defined in this section and depositing them into the fund according to law. 3. Monies of the fund shall be expended only for tick borne illness research, detection and education projects pursuant to section twenty- seven hundred ninety-eight of the public health law. 4.

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This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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