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Relates to admission to adult care facilities

Relates to admission to adult care facilities.

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to a patient's right to palliative care information

Requires a health care practitioner to provide a palliative care information and end of life options to a patient diagnosed with a terminal illness or condition.

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to motions to vacate judgment against victims of sex trafficking for certain prostitution offenses

Permits motions to vacate judgment against victims of sex trafficking for certain prostitution offenses.

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the definition of the practice of midwifery

Relates to the definition of the practice of midwifery.

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorizes nurse practitioners to issue orders not to resuscitate; repealer

Authorizes certified nurse practitioners to issue orders not to resuscitate; defines "attending nurse practitioner".

Richard GottfriedVetoed

Vetoed

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local blood drives

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to not-for-profit organizations and elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local…

Richard GottfriedVetoed

Vetoed

Prohibits hospitals from denying staff membership or professional privileges to psychologists without cause

Prohibits hospitals from denying staff membership or professional privileges to any psychologist without stating the reasons therefor; provides that such reasons must be related to standards of…

Richard GottfriedVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to persons who may register for the adoption information registry; repealer

Relates to persons who may register for the adoption information registry; relates to birth certificates of adopted children.

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Permits an electronic signature to register consent to make an anatomical gift

Permits an electronic signature to register consent to make an anatomical gift.

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to restricting duties which may be assigned to specialist's assistants in radiology

Relates to restricting duties which may be assigned to specialists' assistants in radiology.

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Relates to prescription forms and labels, interpretation services and patients with limited English proficiency

Relates to prescription forms and labels; requires interpretation services by chain pharmacies for patients with limited English proficiency.

Richard GottfriedHigher Education Committee

Allows vesting of a health care proxy authority without incapacity of ward

Relates to individuals allowing their health care agents' authority to vest immediately, without a determination of incapacity.

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Expands the definition of "employee" for the purposes of defense and indemnification of certain nonjudicial employees

Relates to the defense and indemnification of certain nonjudicial employees certified by the office of court administration and paid by the city of New York to serve as a guardian ad litem in an…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Clarifies provisions relating to occupancy of class A multiple dwellings

Relates to clarifying provisions relating to occupancy of class A multiple dwellings.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the applicability of local laws of certain cities to buildings owned, leased or operated by the state or its agencies

Relates to the applicability of local building codes to state and state agency owned buildings; creates the New York city-New York state task force on building and fire safety; provides for the…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Provides limitations on use of evidence obtained in connection with a person seeking or receiving health care for a drug overdose

Provides limitations on use of evidence obtained in connection with a person seeking or receiving health care for a drug overdose.

Richard GottfriedRules Committee

Makes provisions relating to HIV testing, including consent for such testing, required offering for such testing, confidentiality and disclosure

Relates to HIV testing, including consent for such testing, required offering for such testing, confidentiality and disclosure.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Relates to adverse event reporting and notification by hospitals and diagnostic treatment centers

Relates to adverse event reporting and notification by hospitals and diagnostic treatment centers.

Richard GottfriedRules Committee

Legalizes the possession, manufacture, use, delivery, transfer, transport or administration of marihuana by a certified patient or designated caregiver

Legalizes the possession, manufacture, use, delivery, transfer, transport or administration of marihuana by a certified patient or designated caregiver for a certified medical use; prescribes…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Relates to a real estate tax abatement program for certain commercial, industrial and manufacturing properties in N.Y. city

Relates to extending the eligibility for a real estate tax abatement program for certain commercial, industrial and manufacturing properties in a city with a population of one million or more.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Relates to electronic prescriptions and generic substitution

Defines the terms electronic prescription and electronic signature and enacts provisions for their use.

Richard GottfriedHigher Education Committee

Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of prisoners by health care professionals

Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of prisoners by health care professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting, planning the torture or improper…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Provides for reimbursement for nurse practitioner services under certain policies of health insurance including individual and group accident/health

Provides that subscribers of certain policies of health insurance (i.e., individual accident and health insurance policies, group accident and health insurance policies, etc.) shall be entitled to…

Richard GottfriedRules Committee

Honoring the recipients of the New York Association of Homes & Services for the Aging's 2010 Long Term Care Employees of Distinction Awards

Richard GottfriedAdopted

Adopted

Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act"

Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act" to require acute care facilities and nursing homes to implement certain direct-care nurse to patient ratios in all nursing units; sets minimum…

Richard GottfriedWays And Means Committee

Requires managed care programs to establish procedures to assure participant access to dental services to which entitled, other than through managed care provider

Requires managed care programs to establish procedures to assure participant access to medical assistance dental services to which they are otherwise entitled, other than through the managed care…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Allows certified nurse practitioners to practice without collaboration of a licensed physician

Allows the practice of registered professional nursing by a certified nurse practitioner to include diagnosis and performance without collaboration of a licensed physician.

Richard GottfriedHigher Education Committee

Requires health care providers to disclose errors in diagnosis, treatment, services that provider knows has caused substantial harm or significant risk thereof

Requires health care providers (i.e., an entity licensed/certified under certain articles of the public health law or the mental hygiene law, a health care practitioner licensed/registered/certified…

Richard GottfriedRules Committee

Legalizes the possession, manufacture, use, delivery, transfer, transport or administration of marihuana by a certified patient or designated caregiver

Legalizes the possession, manufacture, use, delivery, transfer, transport or administration of marihuana by a certified patient or designated caregiver for a certified medical use; prescribes…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Relates to death and felony crime reports in certain adult care facilities

Relates to death and felony crime reports in certain adult care facilities.

Richard GottfriedRules Committee

Makes warrant execution, not issuance, following judgment for petitioner in summary proceeding to recover possession of real property act which annuls relationship

Makes warrant execution (not issuance), following a judgment for the petitioner in summary proceeding to recover possession of real property, the act which cancels the agreement under which the…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Includes health care facilities operated or supervised by the department of correctional services or local correctional facilities within the definition of hospital

Includes health care facilities or part of a facility operated or supervised by the department of correctional services or by local correctional facilities within the definition of hospital for the…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the licensure of senior living facilities

Relates to the licensure of senior living facilities.

Richard GottfriedCodes Committee

Provides for clarification of the disposition of human remains

Provides for clarification of the disposition of human remains.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Relates to exemption from taxation of alterations and improvements to certain multiple dwellings to eliminate fire and health hazards

Provides that multiple dwellings owned and operated by a mutual redevelopment company established pursuant to article five of the private housing finance law which contains a total of 2,800 or more…

Richard GottfriedWays And Means Committee

Relates to fair procedures, practices, and standards for actions by the office of medicaid inspector general and social services districts

Relates to fair procedures, practices, and standards for actions by the office of medicaid inspector general and social services districts.

Richard GottfriedCodes Committee

Relates to hypodermic syringes

Relates to hypodermic syringes.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Relates to referrals of patients for health related items or services

Relates to referrals of patients for health related items or services.

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Relates to the appointment of a temporary operator or voluntary receiver of adult care facilities

Relates to the appointment of a temporary operator or voluntary receiver of adult care facilities.

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Relates to health-related legal services programs

Establishes a health-related legal services program to make grants for the purpose of providing on site legal services without charge to assist, on a voluntary basis, income eligible patients and…

Richard GottfriedWays And Means Committee

Requires secretary of state and county clerks to accept payment for notary public appointment or reappointment fees in form of cash, money order or checks

Requires the secretary or state and county clerks to accept payment for any fee relating to appointment or reappointment as a notary public in the form of cash, money order or by certified, company,…

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Makes provisions regarding small claims jurisdiction where claimant is a tenant or lessee of real property owned by defendant that is situated within certain limits

Amends various court acts (i.e., the uniform city court act, the uniform district court act, the uniform justice court act and the New York city civil court act) to provide for small claims…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Provides funding for the library of The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York

Provides $200,000 for the library of The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the city of New York for making its library services available to the public.

Richard GottfriedLibraries And Education Technology Committee

Relates to providing a preference in awarding state contracts to entities which provide employer sponsored health coverage

Provides a preference to entities which provide employer sponsored health coverage in awarding contracts to provide goods or services to state agencies, public authorities and public benefit…

Richard GottfriedWays And Means Committee

Requires incident reporting by home care services agencies, hospitals, and adult care facilities

Requires incident reporting by home care services agencies, hospitals and adult care facilities to the department of health and the department of family assistance in a manner and time period…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Relates to insurer recovery from health care providers

Relates to insurer recovery from health care providers; provides that except where there is a reasonable belief of fraud or intentional misconduct, a health plan shall not determine an overpayment…

Richard GottfriedInsurance Committee

Relates to authorizing the seizure and confinement of animals in connection with the prevention of rabies

Relates to authorizing the seizure and confinement of animals in connection with the prevention of rabies.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Provides for the exclusion of certain costs associated with home health care and the formula for calculating state reimbursements to such programs

Provides for the exclusion of certain costs associated with home health care and the formula for calculating state reimbursements to such programs.

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee