S4816 (2025-26 session)

NY State bill

Includes Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases as occupational diseases for purposes of workers' compensation; clarifies that disability includes disability caused by Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases; requires insurance coverage of long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne diseases.

Title
Includes Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases as occupational diseases for purposes of workers' compensation
Type
New York State Senate bill
Session
2025-26 session
Status
In Assembly Committee
Latest action date
2026-02-03
In committee
Labor
Introduced
2025-02-13
Same as
A1038
Law section
Workers' Compensation Law

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Heard in committee

Same as

Committee meetings

Committee meetings that took this bill up, from the Senate's published agendas. The Assembly does not publish its committee agendas in machine-readable form, so an Assembly committee's consideration of a bill is not on this list.

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