The \$1800 payment you are asking about appears to be related to a New York State initiative, not a tax receipt program for fertility services specifically.
Governor Kathy Hochul has announced and signed into law:
* A "baby bonus" of \$1,200 at birth, along with a \$100 per month benefit during pregnancy, for New Yorkers who receive public assistance. This totals \$1,800 (9 months \times \$100 + \$1,200). This is intended to improve the economic security of low-income families.
While Governor Hochul has also announced other initiatives aimed at family affordability, including:
* Expanding access to infertility treatments.
* Expanding the Child Tax Credit, which could provide eligible families up to \$1,000 per child under age four and up to \$500 for children ages four through sixteen.
The \$1,800 figure is most directly associated with the combination of the monthly and one-time benefits for parents on public assistance, not a general tax rebate for fertility treatments.
New York does have an Infertility Reimbursement Program for higher-volume providers of infertility services to offer grants to patients with household incomes less than \$200,000. There have also been legislative proposals for tax deductions/credits for fertility services, but the \$1,800 number is connected to the direct cash benefit for public assistance recipients.
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