New York S03805 directs the commissioner of social services to authorize payment for rapid whole genome sequencing for persons under twenty-one years.

New York S03805 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 who have a complex or acute illness of unknown etiology and are receiving hospital services in an intensive care unit or other high acuity care unit. The bill specifies that payment may be subject to evidence-based medical necessity criteria and includes provisions for the use of genetic data in scientific research, subject to patient consent.

New York S03805 directs the commissioner of social services to authorize payment for rapid whole genome sequencing for persons under twenty-one years.

New York S03805 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 who have a complex or acute illness of unknown etiology and are receiving hospital services in an intensive care unit or other high acuity care unit. The bill specifies that payment may be subject to evidence-based medical necessity criteria and includes provisions for the use of genetic data in scientific research, subject to patient consent.