Includes seizure detecting monitors for certain infants under standard coverage for Medicaid recipients; limits coverage for such monitors to no more than $150.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9139
IN SENATE
February 5, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to including
seizure detecting monitors for certain infants under standard coverage
for Medicaid recipients
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 (oo) to read as follows:
3 (oo) seizure detecting monitors for infants who have epilepsy, other
4 seizure disorders, or a family history of seizures. Coverage for such
5 monitors shall be limited to one hundred fifty dollars for each monitor
6 covered.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
8 policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on
9 or after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13416-01-5
