New York A01977 directs the commissioner of social services to authorize Medicaid funds for rapid whole genome sequencing for persons under 21 with.

New York A01977 amends the social services law to direct the commissioner of social services to authorize the payment of medical assistance funds for rapid whole genome sequencing for persons under twenty-one years of age under specific medical circumstances. The bill defines rapid whole genome sequencing as an investigation of the entire human genome to identify disease-causing genetic changes. It authorizes payment when the beneficiary is under 21, has a complex or acute illness of unknown etiology, and is receiving hospital services in an intensive care unit.

New York A01977 directs the commissioner of social services to authorize Medicaid funds for rapid whole genome sequencing for persons under 21 with.

New York A01977 amends the social services law to direct the commissioner of social services to authorize the payment of medical assistance funds for rapid whole genome sequencing for persons under twenty-one years of age under specific medical circumstances. The bill defines rapid whole genome sequencing as an investigation of the entire human genome to identify disease-causing genetic changes. It authorizes payment when the beneficiary is under 21, has a complex or acute illness of unknown etiology, and is receiving hospital services in an intensive care unit.