· NY legislature · 2025-2026

Adds Down syndrome to the definition of developmental disability and expands such definition to include certain individuals below the age of ten

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 h…

Sponsor

Karen McMahon (D-NY)

Introduced

2025-03-18

Policy area

Health

Latest action

PRINT NUMBER 6904A