Requires health insurers to provide coverage for long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens
Summary
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens; provides for taxpayer gifts for tick borne illness research, detection and education; establishes the tick borne illness research, detection and education fund.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Last action Jan 5, 2022
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Total actions
2
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0
Committee
2
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
upper
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
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