New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S4850 — Includes second degree relatives in certain criteria for breast cancer screenings to be covered under insurance plans

Last action — In Assembly Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Odds of enactment

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In plain language

The bill expands insurance coverage for breast cancer screenings based on family history.

This bill allows people to receive insurance-covered breast cancer screenings if they have a second degree relative with breast cancer. It widens the criteria for who can access these screenings.

What this means for you
  • Families: This means families with a history of breast cancer can access screenings for at-risk members more easily.

Summary

Provides that individuals may receive breast cancer screenings under an insurance plan when such individual has a second degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REFERRED TO INSURANCE

  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  3. PASSED SENATE

  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.1206

  7. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  8. REFERRED TO INSURANCE

  9. RETURNED TO SENATE

  10. DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  11. REFERRED TO INSURANCE

  12. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  13. PASSED SENATE

  14. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  15. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  16. 1ST REPORT CAL.419

  17. REFERRED TO INSURANCE

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does S4850 do?
Provides that individuals may receive breast cancer screenings under an insurance plan when such individual has a second degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer.
Who sponsors S4850?
S4850 is sponsored by Christopher Ryan.
What is the current status of S4850?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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