Sponsored bills

Chapter amends S. 4838 and A. 2626-A, to provide that a funeral director or undertaker employed by or contracting with an institution accepting unclaimed cadavers shall acquire the death certificates therefor

Provides that a funeral director or undertaker employed by or contracting with an institution accepting unclaimed cadavers or anatomical gifts shall acquire the death and burial certificates for…

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Chapter amends S. 4348/A. 355, to require health care providers to complete continuing education of pain management, palliative care and addiction prior to renewing their registration to practice

Requires health care providers to complete continuing education on pain management, palliative care and addiction prior to renewing their registration to practice.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Provides for the awarding of damages in causes of action for medical, dental and podiatric malpractice; repealer

Provides for the awarding of damages in causes of action for medical, dental and podiatric malpractice.

Kemp HannonJudiciary Committee

Relates to regulatory alignment of home care services delivered under contract with managed care plans

Relates to regulatory alignment of home care services delivered under contract with managed care plans.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Relates to the use of body scanners in local correctional facilities

Relates to the use of body scanners in local correctional facilities; requires compliance with certain safety and use standards.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Makes the commencement of pregnancy a triggering event for purposes of eligibility to enroll in a qualified health plan in the state health insurance exchange

Makes the commencement of pregnancy a triggering event for purposes of eligibility to enroll in a qualified health plan in the state health insurance exchange.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Relates to the transition of traumatic brain injury waiver and nursing home transition and diversion waiver program services to Medicaid managed care programs

Relates to the transition of traumatic brain injury waiver and nursing home transition and diversion waiver program services to Medicaid managed care programs.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Relates to community paramedicine services provided by emergency medical providers

Relates to community paramedicine services provided by emergency medical providers.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Relates to the use of fluoroscopy by physician assistants

Relates to the use of fluoroscopy by physician assistants.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Requires health insurers to accept premium and cost sharing payments from third parties

Requires health insurers to accept premium and cost sharing payments from third parties.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Grants excused leave to public officers, employees of the state, county, municipality or school district to undertake screening for cancer; repealer

Grants excused leave to public officers, employees of the state, county, municipality or school district to undertake screening for cancer.

Kemp HannonCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Relates to developmental disability individual support and care coordination organizations (DISCOs)

Relates to developmental disability individual support and care coordination organizations (DISCOs).

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Provides for the filing of death certificates for unclaimed cadavers and anatomical donations received for educational purposes

Provides for the filing of death certificates for unclaimed cadavers and anatomical donations received for educational purposes.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Prohibits requiring health care providers to provide services under a qualified health plan in the health benefit exchange, unless such provider participates in the in-network portion of such plan

Prohibits requiring health care providers to provide services under a qualified health plan in the health benefit exchange, unless such provider participates in the in-network portion of such plan.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Establishes a pilot program to assist in restructuring health care systems to allow increased capital investment

Establishes a pilot program to assist in restructuring health care systems to allow increased capital investment.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Relates to health care professional applications and terminations

Relates to health care professional applications and terminations.

Kemp HannonInsurance Committee

Enacts the "right to try act" which grants access to terminally ill patients to investigational drugs, biological products and devices which may help the patients' conditions

Enacts the "right to try act" which grants access to terminally ill patients to investigational drugs, biological products and devices which may help the patients' conditions.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Relates to the use and sale of tobacco at state-operated institutions of the state university of New York

Prohibits the use and sale of tobacco at state-operated institutions of the state university of New York.

Kemp HannonHigher Education Committee

Directs the department of health to establish standards for universal coding of payment of claims for long term care and provide for the electronic payment of such claims

Directs the department of health to establish standards for universal coding of payment of claims for long term care and provide for the electronic payment of such claims.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Authorizes physicians and certified nurse practitioners to prescribe and order the administering for tests for tuberculosis

Authorizes physicians and certified nurse practitioners to prescribe and order the administering of tests for tuberculosis.

Kemp HannonHigher Education Committee

Requires contracts with home care service providers to provide sufficient resources to ensure compensation to a qualified workforce providing high quality care

Requires contracts with home care service providers to provide sufficient resources to ensure compensation to a qualified workforce providing high quality care; authorizes the commissioner of health…

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Enacts the New York state nursing shortage correction act

Enacts the New York state nursing shortage correction act; creates statewide nursing recruitment incentive and retention pilot initiatives; establishes the New York state nursing recruitment…

Kemp HannonLabor Committee

Relates to restrictions on consecutive hours of work for non-nursing direct care staff

Includes non-nursing direct-care staff within provisions restricting consecutive work hours for nurses.

Kemp HannonLabor Committee

Provides for the licensing and regulates the practice of anesthesiologist assistants

Provides for the licensing and regulates the practice of anesthesiologist assistants.

Kemp HannonHigher Education Committee

Requires home health agencies, long term home health care programs and managed care plans to pay home care agencies the total average hourly worker cost for home care aides

Requires home health agencies, long term home health care programs and managed care plans to pay home care agencies the total average hourly worker cost for home care aides.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Enacts the "home care stabilization act"

Enacts the "home care stabilization act"; establishes standards for the prompt, fair and equitable settlement of claims for payments for personal care, home health care services, consumer directed…

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Authorizes out of state businesses engaged in the sale of prescriptions and registered with the education department, to deliver prescriptions to users off the premises of such business

Authorizes out of state businesses engaged in the sale of prescriptions and registered with the education department, to deliver prescriptions to users off the premises of such businesses; provides…

Kemp HannonHigher Education Committee

Relates to the determination of overpayment recovery amounts for health care providers

Relates to the determination of overpayment recovery amounts for health care providers; provides certain requirements be met when the process known as extrapolation will be used.

Kemp HannonInsurance Committee

Provides for the review of unfunded mandates

Provides for the review of unfunded mandates.

Kemp HannonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to the coverage of ostomy supplies in the child health plus program

Relates to the coverage of ostomy supplies in the child health plus program.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Directs the mental hygiene legal service and commissioner of developmental disabilities to maintain adequate staffing for review orders to provide or deny life-sustaining treatment

Directs the mental hygiene legal service and commissioner of developmental disabilities to maintain adequate 24 hour a day staffing for review orders to provide or deny life-sustaining treatment to…

Kemp HannonJudiciary Committee

Establishes the hospital-home care-physician collaboration program in the department of health

Establishes the hospital-home care-physician collaboration program in the department of health to facilitate innovation in hospital, home care agency and physician collaboration in meeting health…

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Establishes time limits for the consideration of applications for the construction of hospitals

Establishes time limits for the consideration of applications for the construction of hospitals.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Directs the department of health to convene a health technology assessment committee to advise the commissioner of health on coverage of health technology under the medical assistance program; repealer

Directs the department of health to convene a health technology assessment committee to advise the commissioner of health on coverage of health technology under the medical assistance program.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Excludes a statement of apology or regret, made by a health care provider, as an admission of liability

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.

Kemp HannonJudiciary Committee

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…

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Designates Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) as a communicable disease, and requires general hospitals to identify, track and report upon such disease

Designates Carbapenem-resistent Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) as a communicable disease, and requires general hospitals to identify, track and report upon such disease.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Relates to electronic prescribing software

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…

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Provides for the use of opioid antagonists in schools

Provides for the use of opioid antagonists in schools.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Relates to fiscal intermediary services in the consumer directed personal assistance program

Relates to fiscal intermediary services in the consumer directed personal assistance program performed on behalf of the consumer to facilitate his or her role as the employer with regard to…

Kemp HannonVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to establishing a pharmacy benefit manager contract appeals process

Relates to establishing a pharmacy benefit manager contract appeals process.

Kemp HannonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to rebasing of the episodic reimbursement methodology for certified home health agencies

Relates to rebasing of the episodic reimbursement methodology for certified home health agencies.

Kemp HannonVetoed

Vetoed

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make adjustments to case payment rates for pediatric ventilator services

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make adjustments to case payment rates for pediatric ventilator services.

Kemp HannonVetoed

Vetoed

Provides for the effect of skipping a question on a registration of consent to make an anatomical gift

Provides for the effect of skipping a question on a registration of consent to make an anatomical gift.

Kemp HannonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Allows companion dogs at food service establishments in outdoor dining areas in certain conditions

Allows companion dogs at food service establishments in outdoor dining areas in certain conditions.

Kemp HannonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to meningococcal immunizations

Relates to meningococcal immunizations; requires certain parents ensure the immunization of their children against meningococcal disease.

Kemp HannonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Identification of caregivers

Relates to the identification of caregivers; creates the CARE Act.

Kemp HannonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to reasonable accommodation

Requires the provision of reasonable accommodations for pregnant women.

Kemp HannonSigned by Governor

Signed into law