{"meeting":{"meetingDateTime":"1338897600000","meetday":"Tuesday","location":"Room 124 CAP","committeeName":"Health","committeeChair":"Kemp Hannon","bills":[{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S122A-2011","title":"Authorizes the commissioner of health to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage","lawSection":"Elder Law","sameAs":"A243A-2011","sponsor":{"fullname":"DIAZ"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":["S122-2011"],"summary":"Authorizes the commissioner of health to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income that would artificially inflate the availability of funds to meet current needs relating to eligibility for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage.","actClause":"AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to policies excluding certain non-recurring items from income for purposes of the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage","uniBill":"false"},{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S1637-2011","title":"Authorizes and directs an evaluation of the need for educating barbers on the health and safety aspects of their trade","lawSection":"Health","sameAs":"","sponsor":{"fullname":"SAMPSON"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":[],"summary":"Directs the secretary of state to conduct an evaluation of the need for educating barbers on the health and safety aspects of their trade including safe use and sterilizion of instruments and disease prevention; provides for report to governor and legislature.","actClause":"AN ACT to direct the conducting of an evaluation of the need for educating barbers on the health and safety aspects of their trade","uniBill":"false"},{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S2820B-2011","title":"Relates to providing pharmacists access to New York's prescription drug monitoring program resources","lawSection":"Public Health Law","sameAs":"A3806B-2011","sponsor":{"fullname":"LANZA"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":["S2820-2011","S2820A-2011"],"summary":"Relates to providing pharmacists access to New York's prescription drug monitoring program resources.","actClause":"AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing pharmacists access to New York's prescription drug monitoring program resources","uniBill":"false"},{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S3673B-2011","title":"Relates to the establishment of convenient care clinics","lawSection":"Public Health Law","sameAs":"","sponsor":{"fullname":"HANNON"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":["S3673-2011","S3673A-2011"],"summary":"Relates to the establishment of convenient care clinics; authorizes the public health and health planning council to adopt/amend rules and regulations relating thereto.","actClause":"AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the establishment of convenient care clinics","uniBill":"false"},{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S3865A-2011","title":"Provides that persons with clotting protein deficiencies who are otherwise eligible for certain health insurance programs shall have access to reimbursement for certain services","lawSection":"Public Health Law","sameAs":"A6039A-2011","sponsor":{"fullname":"ROBACH"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":["S3865-2011"],"summary":"Provides that persons with hemophilia and other clotting protein deficiencies who are otherwise eligible for the Child Health Plus or Family Health Plus program shall have access to reimbursement for outpatient blood clotting factor concentrates and other necessary treatments and services.","actClause":"AN ACT to amend the public health law, the social services law and the insurance law, in relation to providing that persons with hemophilia and other clotting protein deficiencies who are otherwise eligible for the Child Health Plus or Family Health Plus programs shall have access to reimbursement for outpatient blood clotting factor concentrates and other necessary treatments and services","uniBill":"false"},{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S4384D-2011","title":"Establishes the Medicaid identification and anti-fraud biometric technology program","lawSection":"Public Health Law","sameAs":"A6555F-2011","sponsor":{"fullname":"RANZENHOFER"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":["S4384-2011","S4384A-2011","S4384B-2011","S4384C-2011"],"summary":"Establishes the \"Medicaid identification and anti-fraud biometric technology program\", requiring the department of health, in consultation with the office of the medicaid inspector general and the office of the attorney general to implement a program requiring the use of biometric technology, as a means of identification and for use as an anti-fraud application in the Medicaid program.","actClause":"AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the Medicaid identification and anti-fraud biometric technology program; and to amend the social services law, in relation to conforming medical assistance identification with the Medicaid identification and anti-fraud biometric technology program","uniBill":"false"},{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S5014A-2011","title":"Relates to the authority of an agent to act outside a hospital setting to make certain decisions regarding the transport of the principal","lawSection":"Public Health Law","sameAs":"A8389-2011","sponsor":{"fullname":"DEFRANCISCO"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":["S5014-2011"],"summary":"Relates to the authority of an agent to act outside a hospital setting to make certain decisions regarding the transport of the principal to a particular medical setting when such principal is unconscious or unresponsive.","actClause":"AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the authority of an agent to act outside a hospital setting to make certain decisions regarding the transport of the principal to a particular medical setting when such principal is unconscious or unresponsive","uniBill":"false"},{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S6228A-2011","title":"Relates to accountable care organizations","lawSection":"Public Health Law","sameAs":"A8869A-2011","sponsor":{"fullname":"HANNON"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":["S6228-2011"],"summary":"Relates to accountable care organizations which are certified by the department of health to provide integrated health services and reduce health care costs.","actClause":"AN ACT to amend the public health, in relation to accountable care organizations","uniBill":"false"},{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S6314-2011","title":"Authorizes the commissioner of health to issue a death certificate to any applicant upon the request of a sibling of the deceased","lawSection":"Public Health Law","sameAs":"A9107-2011","sponsor":{"fullname":"GOLDEN"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":[],"summary":"Authorizes the commissioner of health to issue a death certificate to any applicant upon the request of a sibling of the deceased.","actClause":"AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the commissioner of health to issue a death certificate to any applicant upon the request of a sibling of the deceased","uniBill":"true"},{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S6948-2011","title":"Makes permanent the authorization to assisted living programs in certain counties to increase the availability of assisted living beds","lawSection":"Social Services Law","sameAs":"A10304-2011","sponsor":{"fullname":"YOUNG"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":[],"summary":"Makes permanent the authorization to assisted living programs in certain counties to increase the availability of assisted living beds.","actClause":"AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to assisted living programs in certain counties which are authorized to increase the availability of assisted living beds; and to amend chapter 545 of the laws of 2005, amending the social services law relating to the assisted living program, in relation to making permanent and eliminating the expiration of the provisions thereof","uniBill":"false"},{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S7102-2011","title":"Includes within the schedules of controlled substances, any substances designated as controlled substances pursuant to the federal Analog Act","lawSection":"Public Health Law","sameAs":"A10449-2011","sponsor":{"fullname":"KLEIN"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":[],"summary":"Includes within the schedules of controlled substances, any substances designated as controlled substances pursuant to the federal Analog Act.","actClause":"AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to including substances designated pursuant to the federal Analog Act within the definition of controlled substances","uniBill":"false"},{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S7115A-2011","title":"Provides for the inclusion of weight control in the health care and wellness education and outreach program","lawSection":"Public Health Law","sameAs":"A10016A-2011","sponsor":{"fullname":"KLEIN"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":["S7115-2011"],"summary":"Provides for the inclusion of weight control in the health care and wellness education and outreach program; includes weight management and physical fitness in wellness programs.","actClause":"AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the inclusion of weight control in the health care and wellness education and outreach program; and to amend the insurance law, in relation to wellness programs","uniBill":"false"}],"notes":"THE COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING NOMINATIONS:Jordan Dale, as a Member of the State Camp SafetyAdvisory CouncilDawn Ewing, as a Member of the State Camp Safety Advisory CouncilMilton Frischman, as a Member of the State Camp Safety Advisory Council","addendums":[]}}