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NY S09448
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
April Baskin
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AI Summary
- Adds Down syndrome to the list of conditions (alongside intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, neurological impairment, familial dysautonomia, Prader-Willi syndrome, and autism) that qualify as developmental disabilities under New York's mental hygiene law
- Allows children under age 10 who meet other developmental disability criteria to qualify without proving their disability constitutes a "substantial handicap" if they have a high probability of meeting that standard later in life
- Automatically deems children under age 4 who meet the basic developmental disability criteria as having a developmental disability, removing the substantial handicap requirement entirely for this age group
- Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Adds Down syndrome to the definition of developmental disability for the purpose of making Down syndrome an automatic qualifier for Medicaid; expands the definition of developmental disability to include certain individuals below the age of ten who cannot demonstrate that their disability constitutes a substantial handicap to their ability to function in a normal society, but that have a high probability of meeting such criteria later in life; expands the definition of developmental disability to include certain individuals below the age of four.
Last Action
REFERRED TO DISABILITIES
3/12/2026
Committee Referrals
Disabilities3/12/2026
Full Bill Text
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