A 7953: Provides for coverage of screenings for elevated lead levels exempting them from annual deductibles or coinsurance.
What A 7953 does, verified May 20, 2026
The bill aims to provide coverage for elevated lead levels screening under various insurance policies. Elevated lead levels are defined as the same as in the Public Health Law. The coverage will not be subject to annual deductibles or coinsurance. This means that individuals will not have to pay out-of-pocket expenses for lead level screenings. The coverage will apply to policies under the Insurance Law and the Social Services Law. The changes will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to insurance (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7953
- What is the current status of A 7953?
- As of May 20, 2026, A 7953 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to insurance".
- Did A 7953 pass?
- Not yet. A 7953 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7953, and where is it now?
- A 7953 was authored by Asm. Phara Souffrant Forrest with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Insurance. It is filed under ISC, alongside 202 other New York ISC bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to insurance |
| Apr. 16, 2025 | referred to insurance |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 16, 2025 · 415 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7953 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FORREST -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the social services law, in relation to elevated lead levels screening The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph 40 to read as follows: 3 (40) Screening for the detection of elevated lead levels covered under 4 the policy shall not be subject to annual deductibles or coinsurance. 5 For the purposes of this paragraph, "elevated lead levels" shall have 6 the same meaning as set forth in subdivision six of section thirteen 7 hundred seventy of the public health law. 8 § 2. Subsection (k) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by 9 adding a new paragraph 24 to read as follows: 10 (24) Screening for the detection of elevated lead levels covered under 11 the policy shall not be subject to annual deductibles or coinsurance. 12 For the purposes of this paragraph, "elevated lead levels" shall have 13 the same meaning as set forth in subdivision six of section thirteen 14 hundred seventy of the public health law. 15 § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new 16 subsection (ww) to read as follows: 17 (ww) Screening for the detection of elevated lead levels covered under 18 the policy shall not be subject to annual deductibles or coinsurance. 19 For the purposes of this subsection, "elevated lead levels" shall have 20 the same meaning as set forth in subdivision six of section thirteen 21 hundred seventy of the public health law. 22 § 4. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law is 23 amended by adding a new paragraph (nn) to read as follows: 24 (nn) screening and blood tests of children for elevated lead levels. 25 For the purposes of this paragraph, elevated lead levels shall have the 26 same definition as set forth in subdivision six of section thirteen 27 hundred seventy of the public health law. 28 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05676-01-5
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