This bill requires insurance companies to cover at least 90 days of rehabilitation services at a facility when a doctor prescribes it. It directly affects insured individuals needing rehabilitation by mandating this coverage duration in health insurance policies. Key provisions add specific language to insurance law, requiring coverage for 90 days of facility-based rehab with a doctor's referral, and apply to policies issued or renewed after the law takes effect. The requirement applies to new policies and renewals starting 90 days after enactment.
Preserves the ability to appeal a violation of a defendant's right to make a statement personally at sentencing notwithstanding a defendant signed an otherwise valid waiver of appeal.
Establishes the office of black male excellence to analyze and provide recommendations regarding issues relating to black males including education, criminal justice, health, mental health, economic opportunity, employment, fatherhood, mentorship, violence, public safety, and quality of life.
Provides for the release on medical parole for incarcerated individuals who require the level of care typically provided in a nursing home setting or those who, because of their physical or cognitive condition, are limited in their ability to perform basic life activities.
Establishes a crisis intervention team training demonstration program; establishes a crisis intervention team training program advisory committee and crisis intervention team training fund.
Creates an elder court pilot program to study the effectiveness of senior-specific judicial programming especially involving elder abuse and domestic violence.
Provides that where the board has made a determination granting discretionary release to an incarcerated individual pursuant to this section, the crime victim or the victim's representative, where the crime victim is deceased or is mentally or physically incapacitated, has the right to file an appeal of such determination.
This bill requires the state police superintendent to investigate any accusation of misconduct filed against officers employed by towns or villages. It directly affects town and village police officers, as accusations against them would now trigger a state-level investigation instead of being handled locally. The key provision mandates that the state police must conduct these investigations for all filed accusations, creating a standardized process. This changes current practice by shifting oversight responsibility from local authorities to the state police for these specific cases.
Requires that each police officer and peace officer involved in the execution of a search warrant wear a functioning and unobstructed body camera that shall be active prior to and throughout the execution of the search and during any related action following the execution of the search warrant.
Establishes the "Defund Municipalities that Defund the Police Act" which provides for a withholding of a certain amount of state funding for a defunding municipality.
