Relates to experimental alternative institutional support programs for school districts. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: FINANCE

Authorizes a physician assistant, acting under the supervision of a physician, to sign death certificates in like manner as physicians and imposes upon physician assistants the same duties that physicians have in connection therewith. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: HEALTH

Relates to directing the granting of four hours of excused leave to public officers and employees of this state, any county, any municipality or school district, to undertake screening for cervical cancer. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee:

Directs schools to provide information on meningococcal disease immunization to students and parents of students in seventh grade, and requires such schools to maintain record of responses as to whether such students have received such immunization. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: FINANCE

Prohibits the disclosure and discovery of the testimony of a party to a health care quality assurance or peer review proceeding; further adds the failure to cooperate and participate in the quality assurance, reporting, activities, requirements and procedures covered under such discovery to the definition of professional misconduct. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: HEALTH

Directs the department of environmental conservation to expedite cleanup efforts at the former Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation facility in Bethpage, NY. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Regulates the provision of observation services by general hospitals. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee:

Relates to accountable care organizations. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee:

Requires prescription information to be kept confidential. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: HEALTH

Establishes the eating disorders awareness and prevention program in the department of health; requires public school students be screened for eating disorders. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: FINANCE

Relates to the use of expert medical testimony; creates the health care courts pilot program; creates a new element of professional misconduct for providing expert witness testimony that is without reasonable medical foundation. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: JUDICIARY

Excludes a statement of apology or regret, made by a health care provider, as an admission of liability in a medical, dental or podiatric malpractice lawsuit. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: JUDICIARY

Enacts the uniform guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction act. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee:

Establishes protections to prevent surprise medical bills including network adequacy requirements, claim submission requirements, adequacy of and access to out-of-network care and prohibition of excessive emergency charges. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: INSURANCE

Allows nurse practitioners to perform any function in conjunction with the making of a diagnosis of illness or physical condition. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Requires hospitals to offer hepatitis C testing. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: FINANCE

Relates to requirements for electronic prescribing software under the medical assistance program; prohibits the use of advertising or messaging in such software; requires such software to include a means for prior authorization approval; prohibits use of certain information relating to a patient's benefits plan. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: HEALTH

Relates to a medical assistance information and payment system; directs the department of health to issue a request for proposal for the purpose of providing the system within 90 days. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: HEALTH

Relates to individuals allowing their health care agents' authority to vest immediately, without a determination of incapacity. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: HEALTH

Requires the Long Island power authority to impose time of day rates and charges for electric or gas power, upon the expiration of the existing limitations upon the rates which may be charged therefor. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS