Establishes a clinical preceptorship personal income tax credit for certain health care professionals who provide preceptor instruction to students studying to be a health care professional.
This bill amends New York's education law to explicitly permit dentists to administer human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations as part of their professional practice. It directly affects dentists by expanding their scope of practice to include HPV vaccine administration, which is currently typically provided by physicians or nurses. The key provision adds "the administration of vaccinations against the human papillomavirus (HPV)" to the legal definition of dental practice under Section 6601. This change would allow dentists to provide HPV vaccines during routine dental visits, potentially increasing access to the vaccine. The bill takes effect 180 days after enactment.
Provides that dental insurance coverage shall include coverage for night guards; defines dental night guards; provides that dental night guards shall be covered under Medicaid.
This bill extends a temporary rule allowing staff in state-regulated programs to perform applied behavioral analysis duties without full licensure, affecting employees of offices overseeing developmental disabilities, children's services, and mental health. It specifically permits these staff to carry out such work under their current roles but prohibits using licensed titles from Article 167 of the Education Law. The extension expires on July 1, 2030, after which the current exemption will no longer apply. The bill does not create new requirements but temporarily maintains existing workforce flexibility in these state programs.
Provides for the allocation of monies for dental health services in the medicaid managed care program, the child health insurance program and the family health plus program.
This bill establishes a new "registered medical assistant" (M.A.-R) designation in New York. To register, individuals must complete an approved education program, pay fees, meet age and character requirements, and pass background checks. Registered medical assistants may perform basic office tasks (like filing records and billing) independently but can only administer vaccinations or other advanced clinical tasks under the supervision of a licensed health care provider. Only registered medical assistants can legally use the title "registered medical assistant" or "M.A.-R."
Waives the state's sovereign immunity in state and federal courts with regard to liability for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act; waives the immunity of all instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state.
Relates to the distribution of educational materials regarding the misuse of and addiction to prescription drugs in counties with the most prevalent prescription substance use disorder.
Requires mental health facilities to have a staff member specifically trained in filing assisted outpatient treatment petitions and to have patients with mental illness not released from such facilities until they have been registered for available services.
Establishes the child psychiatry access project; provides that the office of mental hygiene shall establish regional child psychiatry access projects across the state to provide primary care providers with timely access to child psychiatry consultations in order to assist such primary care providers in meeting the mental health needs of the children and adolescents and their families; establishes a gift for the child psychiatry access project on state personal income tax forms, the proceeds from which shall be deposited into a child psychiatry access fund for the funding of such projects.
