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NY A02129
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Amy Paulin
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AI Summary
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Requires large group health insurance policies in New York to cover corrective lenses for individuals medically diagnosed with color vision deficiency (colorblindness)
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Provides reimbursement of up to $400 every 36 months for the purchase of one pair of corrective lenses
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Covers contact lenses, glasses, or spectacles designed to correct color vision deficiency
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Allows insured persons to purchase lenses exceeding the coverage amount and pay the difference out-of-pocket
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Provides that group health insurance policies offered in the large group market that is issued, amended, or renewed in this state shall provide coverage for corrective lenses used to correct the sight of individuals medically diagnosed with color vision deficiency.
Last Action
referred to insurance
1/7/2026