S9448 (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 Senate bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Senate Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-03-12
- In committee
- Disabilities
- Introduced
- 2026-03-12
- Same as
- A6904
- Law section
- Mental Hygiene Law
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. State Senator, District 15
Heard in committee
- Disabilities NY State Senate committee
Same as
- A6904 (2025-26 session) NY State bill