NY S08185

Establishes the "PFOA medical monitoring fund" in joint custody of the Commissioner of Health and the State Comptroller to pay medical monitoring expenses for residents of Hoosick Falls, Hoosick, and Petersburgh exposed to PFOA-contaminated water.

Fund monies may be used for copays, deductibles, initial PFOA blood screening tests, and continued medical monitoring until PFOA blood levels reduce to two parts per billion.

Eligible beneficiaries include participants in the 2016 biomonitoring study and those who can prove residency, employment, or visitation in the affected areas prior to water filtration and exposure to PFOA-contaminated water.

Fund covers screening tests for illnesses linked to PFOA exposure including kidney cancer, testicular cancer, pre-eclampsia, ulcerative colitis, thyroid disease, hypercholesterolemia, and immune system impairments.

Individuals who do not have elevated PFOA levels after initial screening or who refuse screening are ineligible for benefits beyond their initial test.