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NY A01038
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Didi Barrett
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AI Summary
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Adds Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases to the list of occupational diseases under workers' compensation law for workers engaged in outdoor activity or animal treatment
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Explicitly defines disability to include disability caused by or connected with Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases
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Mandates all individual accident and health insurance policies provide coverage for all treatment costs for Lyme disease and tick-borne diseases
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Requires group and blanket health policies, as well as medical expense indemnity corporations, hospital service corporations, and health service corporations to cover all Lyme disease treatment costs
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Covered treatments include intravenous antibiotic therapy, oral antibiotic therapy, or any other treatment recommended by a New York-licensed physician
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization to develop implementing regulations
Legislative Description
Includes Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases as occupational diseases for purposes of workers' compensation; clarifies that disability includes disability caused by Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases; requires insurance coverage of long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne diseases.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/7/2026