Bill > A00812

This bill requires certain types of health insurance policies to cover early allergen introduction dietary supplements for egg and peanut allergies. Specifically, the legislation mandates that medical, major medical, and similar comprehensive health insurance policies that provide preventative and primary care services must cover at least one early egg allergen introduction dietary supplement and one early peanut allergen introduction dietary supplement. These supplements are defined as dietary products containing infant-safe egg or peanut protein designed to reduce the risk of food allergies, and must be prescribed by a licensed healthcare practitioner. The bill applies to individual health insurance policies, group health insurance policies, and other comprehensive health coverage plans. The definitions are precise, referencing the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and specifying that the supplements must be prescribed by practitioners licensed under title eight of the education law and acting within their lawful scope of practice. The legislation will take effect on the first day of January following its passage and will apply to all insurance policies issued, renewed, modified, altered, or amended on or after that date, with the goal of helping prevent food allergies in infants through early and controlled exposure to potential allergens.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A812