A6904 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
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.
- Title
- Adds Down syndrome to the definition of developmental disability and expands such definition to include certain individuals below the age of ten
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Assembly Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-03-18
- In committee
- Mental Health
- Introduced
- 2025-03-18
- Active version
- A6904A
- Same as
- S9448
- Law section
- Mental Hygiene Law
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Alicia Hyndman Assembly Member, District 29
- Andrew Hevesi Assembly Member, District 28
Heard in committee
- Mental Health NY State Assembly committee
Same as
- S9448 (2025-26 session) NY State bill