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Bill May 21, 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 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.

https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A6904/
Karen McMahon Assemblymember MaryJane Shimsky Assemblymember Cosponsor Noah Burroughs Assemblymember Cosponsor Jessica González-Rojas Assemblymember Cosponsor Andrew Hevesi Assemblymember Cosponsor Deborah Glick Assemblymember Cosponsor Alicia Hyndman Assemblymember Cosponsor Jen Lunsford Assemblymember Cosponsor Judy Griffin Assemblymember Cosponsor Jo Anne Simon Assemblymember Cosponsor Angelo Santabarbara Assemblymember Cosponsor Sam Berger Assemblymember Cosponsor Chantel Jackson Assemblymember Cosponsor Kalman Yeger Assemblymember Cosponsor Doug Smith Assemblymember Cosponsor
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