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NY A01718
Bill
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Weprin
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AI Summary
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Requires all health insurers in New York to provide coverage for all costs of treating Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) and other tick-borne pathogens
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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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Applies to individual accident and health insurance policies, group and blanket policies, and coverage from medical expense indemnity corporations, hospital service corporations, and health service corporations
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Officially titled the "Tick Borne Illness Treatment and Education Act of 2025"
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for regulatory agencies to develop implementing rules
Legislative Description
Establishes the "tick borne illness treatment and education act"; requires health insurers to provide coverage for long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens.
Last Action
referred to insurance
1/7/2026