This bill establishes a state-funded grant program to create peer support networks for health care workers, directly affecting hospitals, clinics, and other health care facilities that apply for funding. It appropriates $10 million to provide grants (capped at $250,000 per entity) to eligible organizations to develop peer-to-peer mental health programs focused on issues like PTSD and suicide prevention. The program requires standardized training for peer volunteers and administrative staffing, while prohibiting the collection of personal health data from workers seeking support. The law mandates that grant recipients follow state-established standards for program implementation and ensures privacy protections for participants.
This bill requires health insurance plans to continue covering healthcare providers (like hospitals or clinics) for 120 days after a contract ends, including payment terms. It directly affects providers who lose contracts and their patients (enrollees), ensuring uninterrupted access during the transition. Key provisions include requiring plans to notify affected enrollees within 15 days of the 120-day period starting and allowing the commissioner to shorten this period for cause. The bill does not apply if both parties mutually agree to termination with 30 days' notice to enrollees. This creates a standardized buffer to prevent sudden gaps in care for patients.
Requires private insurance plans which provide for reimbursement for psychiatric or psychological services or for diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions to include reimbursement for services provided by child advocacy centers.
S 3404 requires health insurance providers (covered under the Affordable Care Act) to create and maintain a publicly accessible database. This database must list doctors, physicians, and other healthcare providers covered by their policies, including each provider's name, location, specialty, and languages spoken. The law directly affects insurance companies and their policyholders who need language assistance when accessing care. It mandates this database be available to all customers, clients, or insured individuals under the policy. The bill does not change coverage or cost but improves access to multilingual care information.
This bill establishes a program offering standardized health insurance contracts to qualifying small dental employers and small employers meeting specific criteria. It defines "qualifying small dental employers" as those with up to 50 employees, including at least one dentist providing 10+ monthly Medicaid-covered visits and two licensed dental hygienists. Employers must certify annually they meet requirements (e.g., ≤50 employees, no prior group coverage, 30% of employees earning ≤$30,000 adjusted annually) and insurers must provide uniform benefit packages without changes. The program aims to make affordable coverage available year-round, with preference for employers serving lower-wage workers or higher Medicaid patient volumes.
Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents; provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and duties of the board of trustees, the scope of benefits, payment methodologies and care coordination; establishes the New York Health Trust Fund which would hold monies from a variety of sources to be used solely to finance the plan; enacts provisions relating to financing of New York Health, including a payroll assessment, similar to the Medicare tax; establishes a temporary commission on implementation of the plan; provides for collective negotiations by health care providers with New York Health.
This bill allows pharmacists and registered nurses to dispense emergency contraception without an individual prescription, under a "non-patient specific regimen" ordered by a physician, nurse practitioner, or midwife. It directly affects patients seeking pregnancy prevention, particularly young women, by expanding access through pharmacies and clinics. Key provisions include requiring healthcare providers to give patients written educational materials about usage, follow-up care, and related health risks, while preserving existing professional scopes of practice. The law defines emergency contraception as FDA-approved drugs used after intercourse to prevent pregnancy, clarifying it is not an abortion method.
Enacts the "health insurance preauthorization disclosure act"; requires health insurance companies to provide participating health care providers with a list of health care treatments and services that require preauthorization from the health insurance company.
This bill (S 1796) requires health insurance plans to cover services provided by certified recovery peer advocates and specific inpatient treatment services for people with substance use disorders. It amends coverage rules to include these services when delivered through programs certified or authorized by the Office of Addiction Services and Supports. The key change ensures that peer advocacy support and inpatient care at certified facilities become part of standard insurance coverage, rather than requiring separate authorization. This directly affects individuals receiving substance use disorder treatment at approved facilities. The bill does not create new services but mandates their inclusion in existing coverage requirements.
Relates to preserving access to affordable drugs; provides that an agreement resolving or settling, on a final or interim basis, a patent infringement claim, in connection with the sale of a pharmaceutical product, shall be presumed to have anticompetitive effects if a nonreference drug filer receives anything of value from another company asserting patent infringement and if the nonreference drug filer agrees to limit or forego research, development, manufacturing, marketing, or sales of the nonreference drug filer's product for any period of time.
