Provides a tax credit for certain durable medical equipment equal to fifty percent of the cost to purchase and install durable medical equipment in a residence.
Authorizes the department of health to establish a program for familial dysautonomia, Canavan's and Tay-Sachs disease screening and counseling and to provide grants and to enter into contracts with public and non-profit private entities to assist in such program; provides that participation in such program shall be voluntary and all information shall be confidential.
Provides cancer screening and treatment for retired volunteer firefighters; defines retired volunteer firefighters; retroactively applies to retired volunteer firefighters.
This bill removes criminal penalties for possessing buprenorphine (a medication used to treat opioid addiction) when used for medical purposes under specific circumstances. It directly affects individuals who currently face criminal charges for possessing this medication, particularly those using it in addiction treatment. The key change amends Public Health Law to clarify that possession for medical use by a practitioner or patient is no longer classified as a crime. The law remains focused on medical use during treatment for addiction, without creating new programs or funding.
S 4383 creates a New York State tax credit for residents who pay for qualified caregiving expenses for eligible family members. It directly affects New York residents with a combined income under $150,000 (or $75,000 individually) who provide unpaid care to a family member needing assistance with daily living activities (like bathing or eating) and living in New York. The credit covers up to 50% of qualifying expenses - such as home health services, adult day care, or home modifications - capped at $3,500 annually per family. The credit is limited to $35 million total per year, allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, and expires after 2028.
Requires the establishment of community housing waiting lists within the office of mental health service system; directs each provider of housing services in the office of mental health system to provide, on a monthly basis, the office of mental health with a list of each person referred to, admitted to, applying for, withdrawing an application for and denied admission to housing provided by such provider; requires the community-based agency performing assessments of persons with a documented mental illness to provide the office with the names of such who have been assessed and who meet the eligibility criteria for the array of funded and/or licensed housing programs; requires such office to publish such waiting lists on a monthly basis.
Permits the performance of medical services by a physician assistant without the supervision of a physician as appropriate to the physician assistant's scope of practice, education and training where such physician assistant has practiced for more than three thousand six hundred hours.
This bill requires a 7.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for specific human services programs starting April 2026. It applies to providers under New York’s offices of mental health, developmental disabilities, and addiction services, including programs like supported housing, crisis services, and substance abuse treatment. The COLA must be used to fund at least a 1.7% targeted salary increase for eligible staff at local providers and direct contract agencies. The adjustment replaces other inflation-based increases for these programs, except for federal pandemic relief funds.
Authorizes the commissioner of health to award grants for graduate medical education in Lyme and tick-borne disease and to designate organizations as centers for Lyme and tick-borne disease excellence.
Includes permissible payment methods, advance consent for direct payments, and annually providing the updated rate schedule as required terms for certain insurance contracts.
