This bill authorizes collaborative programs between hospitals, home care agencies, physicians, and emergency medical services (EMS) to provide community paramedicine services. It specifically allows these partnerships to develop plans for preventive care in community settings, targeting at-risk individuals to avoid unnecessary emergency room visits, transports, and hospital admissions - especially for those with chronic conditions, behavioral health needs, or disabilities. The law establishes a legal framework for these collaborations under New York's public health system, enabling state funding support like grants or rate adjustments for participating entities. It directly affects healthcare providers, EMS organizations, and vulnerable patient populations by expanding coordinated care models beyond traditional emergency response.
Enacts the "donor-conceived person protection act" to ensure that reproductive tissue banks, licensed by the department of health, collect and verify medical information from any donor it procures reproductive tissue from and to disseminate such information to a recipient before a recipient purchases or otherwise receives such tissue, and to donor-conceived persons, if any, when such persons turn eighteen years of age or earlier upon consent of the recipient parent or guardian; defines terms.
Prohibits the retrospective denial of payment for substance use disorder treatment services if an insured was covered for such services at the time treatment was initiated; requires insurers to notify a treatment provider when an insured has lost coverage based on termination of the insured's employment.
This bill allows licensed pharmacists to dispense HIV pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis medications upon receiving an order from a physician or certified nurse practitioner. For post-exposure prevention, pharmacists can provide up to a seven-day starter pack, while pre-exposure prevention requires a supply of at least thirty days but no more than sixty days. To qualify for pre-exposure medication, patients must present a recent negative HIV test, confirm they have no symptoms of acute infection, and not be taking contraindicated drugs. Pharmacists must complete specific training, provide written educational materials to patients, and direct those who test positive for HIV to appropriate medical care providers.
Provides a performance of duty presumption for diseases of the heart for members who serve as an ambulance medical technician, ambulance medical coordinator, ambulance medical technician/supervisor or a member who performs ambulance medical technician related services, or a police medic, police medic coordinator, police medic supervisor, bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, assistant bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, or a member who performs police medic or police emergency ambulance related services and is employed in the Nassau county police department.
This bill allows physicians to supervise up to six athletic trainers at once, increasing the current limit of four. It applies to most settings but excludes secondary schools and colleges, where existing rules remain unchanged. The law requires a written agreement between the doctor and the trainer that outlines their roles and must be reviewed annually. This change aims to adjust supervision ratios while maintaining the requirement for ongoing oversight.
This bill requires state agencies to automatically check if people receiving food assistance are also eligible for a Medicare savings program. It updates the food assistance application to let individuals separately agree to share their data for this purpose. Once a match is found, the health department must enroll the person in the savings program within 45 days. The law also sets up a process to report to state leaders if federal permission is needed before the agencies can share information.
Requires general hospitals and nursing homes to offer free notarial services to patients; requires an employee of such general hospital or nursing home who is a notary public to be present from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on business days.
This bill extends the legal authority for physical therapist assistants to provide services in home care settings until June 30, 2030. It achieves this by amending existing education laws to update the expiration date of the current provisions. The change directly impacts home care agencies and the physical therapist assistants who work within them by allowing their services to continue under the current regulatory framework for an additional four years. The legislation takes effect immediately upon becoming law and does not alter the scope of services or qualifications, only the duration of the authorization.
Amends the definition of mental health care provider for purposes of sex offenses to include persons who are, or are required to be, licensed or registered or holds themselves out to be licensed or registered, or provides services as if they were licensed or registered as a physician, psychologist, professional nurse, clinical social worker, master social worker under the supervision of a physician, psychologist or licensed clinical social worker, licensed mental health counselor or a licensed marriage and family therapist.
