Relates to providing quality out-patient specialty care for patients of academic medical centers regardless of source of payment or insurance type; provides improved notification to patients regarding their rights to financial assistance at hospitals and improving access to specialty care for medical assistance recipients. / Sponsor: Castro (MS) Committee:

Establishes the New York state foreign dependent children tax inclusion act authorizing a tax deduction for support provided to children outside of the United States; defines "dependent children"; provides an exemption of $1,000 for each foreign dependent child. / Sponsor: Castro (MS) Committee:

Provides that no insurer or health care plan shall by contract, written policy or written procedure require the maintenance of hospital privileges by any non-hospital employee health care provider as a condition of entering into or maintaining a contract, agreement of membership or acceptance into a health care plan or health maintenance organization's provider network; provides that no insurer or health care plan can prohibit or restrict any health care provider from referring an insured to another physician based solely upon the referred physician's lack of affiliation and/or lack of hospital privileges. / Sponsor: Castro (MS) Committee:

Increases the presumed "cost of the agent" for purposes of cigarette marketing. / Sponsor: Castro (MS) Committee:

Prohibits the disruption of health services by third party requiring patients to use certain health care providers. / Sponsor: Castro (MS) Committee:

Provides for the sanitization of every used mattress or bedding material transported, stored or sold in the state. / Sponsor: Castro (MS) Committee:

Requires the state division of housing and community renewal to verify there are no class B or C housing code violations or no more than 30 class A housing code violations on the property prior to authorizing a rent increase for major capital improvements for such property; provides that outstanding violations shall be corrected by the landlord and verified by the city rent agency prior to authorization of a rent increase. / Sponsor: Castro (MS) Committee:

Enacts the "Safe Streets Security Camera Registry Act". / Sponsor: Castro (MS) Committee:

Authorizes the use of school buildings and school sites for religious meetings and worship when not in use for school purposes or when such service or worship is deemed not disruptive of normal school operations. / Sponsor: Castro (MS) Committee:

Repeals provisions requiring wholesalers of alcoholic beverages to submit an annual report to the commissioner of taxation and finance relating to sales tax collection. / Sponsor: Castro Committee:

Authorizes the district attorney to intervene in a proceeding brought by the owner of premises upon which the tenant's occupancy is illegal based upon its use. / Sponsor: Castro Committee:

Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to issue temporary visitor's driver's licenses to certain foreign nationals who are unable to present documentation from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services authorizing the person's presence in this country. / Sponsor: Castro (MS) Committee:

Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle with an animal in the front seat or an unrestrained animal in the vehicle. / Sponsor: Castro Committee:

Prohibits smoking in indoor common areas of multiple dwelling properties. / Sponsor: Castro Committee:

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