Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers; increases the personal income tax deduction after four or more years of service; exempts motor vehicles used in the performance of such volunteers' duties from registration fees, use taxes and special fees for volunteer license plates; authorizes the provision of municipal health insurance coverage to such volunteers; establishes a volunteer recruitment service loan forgiveness program.
Includes Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases as occupational diseases for purposes of workers' compensation; clarifies that disability includes disability caused by Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases; requires insurance coverage of long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne diseases.
Relates to authorizing non-insurance benefits or services to be offered as part of group life or group or blanket accident or health insurance policies.
Includes Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases as occupational diseases for purposes of workers' compensation; clarifies that disability includes disability caused by Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases; requires insurance coverage of long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne diseases.
Establishes the disability benefits maximization and assistance program to assist eligible state retirees in obtaining certain disability benefits; provides for the investing of any net savings realized by the program back into the New York state health insurance program for the purpose of eliminating or limiting the impact of any premium rate or other cost increases that would be the responsibility of an employee or retiree.
S 2228 provides a premium reduction on medical malpractice insurance for physicians and licensed midwives who complete approved risk management courses focused on obstetrics and midwifery. The bill requires the health commissioner to approve courses covering evidence-based practices like reducing unnecessary early deliveries, managing complications (e.g., hemorrhage, hypertension), and improving prenatal through postpartum care. Successful completion of these courses earns continuing education credit and qualifies participants for the insurance premium discount. This policy directly affects healthcare providers in New York State who deliver obstetric care, aiming to incentivize training that enhances patient safety and birth outcomes.
Authorizes the commissioner of health to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income that would artificially inflate the availability of funds to meet current needs relating to eligibility for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage.
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.
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 requires health insurers and health maintenance organizations to provide group health insurance policyholders (typically employers or organizations) with a 30-day written notice before terminating coverage. The notice must be mailed to the last known residential address of each covered individual (certificate holder or member) and include details about their coverage rights before and after termination. Exceptions apply if the policyholder already provided 30 days' notice to members or arranged replacement coverage. The policy cannot terminate until 30 days after the required notice is mailed, directly affecting employees covered under group health plans.
