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BILL A7489B-2011: Requires health plans with coverage of out of plan medical services to provide certain information to insureds, subscribers and enrollees
Requires health plans providing coverage for out-of-network care to provide certain information to insureds, subscribers and enrollees.
Sponsor: Gottfried
Committee: HEALTH
BILL A7074-2011: Requires every general hospital to have a community advisory board
Requires every general hospital to have a community advisory board.
Sponsor: Gottfried
Committee: HEALTH
BILL S1577-2011: Relates to requiring instruction on organ donor awareness in all senior high schools as part of the health education curriculum
Relates to requiring instruction on organ donor awareness in all senior high schools as part of the health education curriculum.
Sponsor: OPPENHEIMER
Committee: HEALTH
BILL S647-2011: Creates adult day services respite demonstration programs
Creates adult day services respite demonstration programs; authorizes the commissioner of health in conjunction with the director of the state office for the aging to establish the respite day demonstration programs, based upon adult day health care and social adult day services, which extends the period a caregiver can remain active in the care of elderly or disabled individuals; sets forth definitions; further sets forth reporting requirements.
Sponsor: GOLDEN
Committee: HEALTH
BILL S662-2011: Relates to establishing the New York state telehealth/telemedicine act
Promotes the development, provision and accessibility of telehealth/telemedicine services in New York state; establishes a telehealth/telemedicine development and research grant fund.
Sponsor: VALESKY
Committee: HEALTH
BILL A621-2013: Provides that tissue or non-transplant organs from cadaveric donors shall be procured only in a hospital, morgue or other licensed facility
Provides that tissue or non-transplant organs from cadaveric donors shall be procured only in a hospital, morgue or other facility licensed for the purpose of tissue or organ procurement.
Sponsor: Bronson
Committee: HEALTH
BILL A624-2013: Relates to the use of environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products in nursing homes and adult homes
Relates to the use of environmentally sensitive cleaning and maintenance products in nursing homes, residential care facilities, senior centers and adult homes; requires commissioner to establish certain guidelines and criteria for the use of such products.
Sponsor: Gibson
Committee: HEALTH
BILL A553-2013: Relates to prohibiting smoking on public beaches and in public parks
Prohibits smoking on public beaches and in public parks; excludes the Adirondack park and the Catskill park; permits state entity or municipality which operates a public beach, park or golf course to designate smoking areas.
Sponsor: Dinowitz
Committee: HEALTH
BILL A502-2013: Directs the commissioner of health to cause the distribution of crib safety information to maternity patients
Directs the commissioner of health to cause the distribution of crib safety information to maternity patients: information detailing safe sleeping procedures for babies, crib product recalls and disclosure of the federal standards on the manufacture and sale of cribs.
Sponsor: Rosenthal
Committee: HEALTH
BILL A450-2013: Relates to prohibiting smoking in public parks and pedestrian plazas
Prohibits smoking in public parks and pedestrian plazas; sets $50 fine; defines terms.
Sponsor: Dinowitz
Committee: HEALTH
BILL A401-2013: Authorizes the state to charge approval fees to recover the cost of operating the environmental laboratory program
Authorizes the state to charge approval fees to recover the cost of operating the environmental laboratory program.
Sponsor: Magnarelli
Committee: HEALTH
BILL A346-2013: Authorizes Medicaid coverage to disabled persons attending an out-of-state college or university who are in need of continuous medical care
Authorizes Medicaid coverage to a disabled person attending an out-of-state college or university who is in need of continuous medical care and is a domiciliary of the state of New York; authorizes continuous coverage for services and care such person received while in-state; persons eligible for the provisions of this section must show proof of enrollment every semester.
Sponsor: Rosenthal
Committee: HEALTH
BILL A329-2013: Establishes a central registry of medical personnel terminated for cause
Establishes a central registry of medical personnel terminated for cause.
Sponsor: Hawley
Committee: HEALTH
BILL A287-2013: Relates to the commercial display of human remains
Relates to the commercial display of human remains; requires the department of health to implement a permit process for anyone displaying human remains for payment or other consideration; exempts remains more than 100 years old, consisting solely of human hair or teeth, part of the ordinary display at a funeral establishment or memorial, an object of religious veneration, consisting solely of bodies transported into and remaining in the state for display prior to the effective date of this section, or in the possession of a museum facility.
Sponsor: Kavanagh
Committee: HEALTH
BILL A228-2013: Establishes the disposal of prescription drugs program
Establishes the disposal of prescription drugs program, implementing a system by which pharmacies accept and dispose of any unused portions of prescription drugs prescribed to residents of this state.
Sponsor: Miller
Committee: HEALTH
BILL A141-2013: Relates to the concentration of fluoride additives in water
Relates to the concentration of fluoride additives in water.
Sponsor: Kavanagh
Committee: HEALTH
BILL A136-2013: Requires health care professionals to report any diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder to a registry maintained by the department of health
Requires health care professionals to report any diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder to a registry maintained by the department of health.
Sponsor: Cusick
Committee: HEALTH
BILL S1134-2011: Establishes the "Safe Staffing for Hospital Care Act"
Establishes the "Safe Staffing for Hospital Care Act"; establishes minimum staffing levels for various health care workers in different health care facilities; requires submission of staffing pans; prohibits most mandatory overtime.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: HEALTH
BILL S2464-2011: Relates to the personal expense allowance for residents of residential health care facilities receiving or eligible to receive supplemental security income payments
Increases the personal expense allowance for residents of residential health care facilities receiving or eligible to receive supplemental security income payments and/or additional state payments.
Sponsor: LIBOUS
Committee: HEALTH
BILL A7860-2011: Provides for establishment of the New York health plan and makes an appropriation to the temporary commission on implementation of the plan
Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents: provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and duties of the board of trustees, the scope of benefits, payment methodologies and care coordination; establishes the New York Health Trust Fund which would hold monies from a variety of sources to be used solely to finance the plan; enacts provisions relating to financing of New York Health, including a payroll assessment, similar to the Medicare tax; establishes a temporary commission on implementation of the plan; provides for collective negotiations by health care providers with New York Health.
Sponsor: Gottfried
Committee: HEALTH