New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S6749: Provides for insurance coverage of comprehensive annual medical examinations for firefighters
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Provides for insurance coverage of comprehensive annual medical examinations for firefighters due to their increased risk for cancer and cancer-related diseases.
What the bill says
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to insurance coverage of comprehensive annual medical examinations for firefighters.
From the introduced text, March 21, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to insurance coverage of comprehensive annual medical examinations for firefighters THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 40 to read as follows: (40)(A) EVERY POLICY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, OR SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL MEDICAL EXAMS FOR INSURED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FIREFIGHTERS. SUCH COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL MEDICAL EXAM COVERAGE SHALL INCLUDE: (I) A DETAILED SYMPTOM HEALTH HISTORY INCLUDING HEADACHES, SKIN RASHES, INTESTINAL OR RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS, WEAKNESS, AND COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; (II) AN IN PERSON PHYSICAL EXAM INCLUDING CARDIOVASCULAR, SKIN, THYROID, MOUTH, PULMONARY, INTESTINAL, URINARY, LYMPH NODE, NEUROLOGICAL, MUSCULOSKELETAL, BREAST AND TESTES, AS APPLICABLE, EXAMINATION; (III) VITAL SIGNS AND BODY MEASURES TESTED AND RECORDED INCLUDING BLOOD PRESSURE, OXYGEN SATURATION, HEART AND RESPIRATORY RATE, WEIGHT, HEIGHT AND BODY FAT PERCENTAGE; (IV) LABORATORY ASSESSMENTS INCLUDING: A. COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL, COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT WITH DIFFERENTIAL, LIPID PANEL, THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE, HIGH-SENSITIVITY C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, AND HEMOGLOBIN A1C BLOOD TESTS; AND B. URINALYSIS FOR PH, GLUCOSE, KETONES, PROTEIN, BLOOD AND BILIRUBIN, AND MICROSCOPIC ASSESSMENT FOR WHITE BLOOD CELLS, RED BLOOD CELLS, WHITE BLOOD CELL CASTS, RED BLOOD CELL CASTS, AND CRYSTALS; (V) SPIROMETRY; (VI) CANCER …
Sponsors
- Lea Webb (D, 52) · primary sponsor
- Patrick Gallivan (R, 60)
- Pamela Helming (R, 54)
- Rachel May (D, 48)
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.704
- : REFERRED TO INSURANCE
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.984
- : REFERRED TO INSURANCE
Votes
- Senate Insurance Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (April 20, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Insurance Committee Vote (April 20, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Insurance Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 12, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Insurance Committee Vote (May 12, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (May 12, 2025): 59 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Insurance Law
Common questions
- What is S6749?
- S6749 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Provides for insurance coverage of comprehensive annual medical examinations for firefighters.
- What does S6749 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to insurance coverage of comprehensive annual medical examinations for firefighters.
- What is the status of S6749?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S6749?
- Lea Webb (D, 52), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S6749?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6749
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