New York Bills

Enacts the New York state nursing shortage correction act; establishes the New York state nursing recruitment incentive and retention program; defines terms; provides for tuition benefits and the reimbursement of student loans if a person is a registered and licensed nurse; provides that SUNY and CUNY shall pay for a person's education if such person signs a contract stating that he or she shall work in New York state as a registered nurse; makes related provisions; establishes the New York state nursing recruitment incentive and retention account.

Requires parental notice prior to the performance of an abortion upon an unemancipated minor; defines unemancipated minor as person less than eighteen years of age; allows for waiver of such notice in limited instances; establishes circumstances and procedures for proceedings to obtain an order waiving such parental notification.

Establishes a central registry of medical personnel terminated for cause.

Authorizes and directs the department of health to develop regulations pertaining to hard of hearing hospital patients and others.

Enacts the New York state pharmaceutical drug manufacturer and wholesaler disclosure act; requires pharmaceutical drug manufacturers and wholesalers to annually report to the New York department of health, for disclosure to the general public, all of its gifts to health care practitioners that prescribe drugs when such gifts have a value of seventy-five dollars or more; authorizes the commissioner of health to impose penalties and promulgate necessary rules and regulations.

Requires prior approval of a municipality with respect to site selection for adult care facilities.

Ensures that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion.

Relates to criminal history records of maintenance employees in adult residential health and assisted living facilities.

Establishes the requirement of testing for a fetal heartbeat prior to the performance of an abortion; establishes standards for informed consent; directs the department of public health to prepare and disseminate certain materials regarding abortion and providing for certain civil remedies; expands the definition of medical professional misconduct to include certain acts of abortion and authorizes certain sanctions for violations; criminalizes the performance of an abortion under certain circumstances; establishes the joint legislative committee on adoption promotion and support; provides for certain remedies in the event that the supreme court of the United States overrules Roe v. Wade; and authorizes the commissioner of the department of public health to promulgate certain rules and regulations.

Relates to orders for temporary spousal support in conjunction with temporary and final orders of protection in family court and calculation of maintenance cap in family and supreme court; increases the income cap.

Directs the commissioner of education to create a pilot program to improve social and emotional learning in schools.

Defines need-resource capacity; and authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to examine current wealth and student need factors used to calculate foundation aid.