Bill > S00756

This bill requires insurance policies that provide medical or comprehensive health coverage to cover comprehensive neuropsychological examinations for dyslexia, but only when these examinations are performed by a healthcare professional licensed, certified, or authorized under title eight of the education law and acting within their professional scope of practice. The examinations must be performed upon a physician's referral, and the bill specifies that insurers can still conduct medical management and utilization reviews of these services and can require that the services be provided through a network of participating providers. The bill amends existing insurance law to add this requirement across different types of insurance policies (individual, group, and contract-based), ensuring that dyslexia neuropsychological testing is not excluded from coverage. This change aims to improve access to diagnostic services for individuals with dyslexia by mandating that insurance policies cover these specialized examinations, which can help in understanding an individual's psychological, emotional, and educational needs related to dyslexia.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S756