Relates to medical use of psilocybin; establishes a psilocybin assisted therapy grant program; makes an appropriation therefor.
Ensures that public retirees are not having their skilled nursing care benefits reduced under the state health benefit plan at the time they enroll for medicare.
Provides that state employees designated managerial or confidential shall receive an increase in salary comparable to the percentage of the general salary increases provided to employees in the state's professional, scientific, and technical services bargaining unit.
Requires the state comptroller to prepare and release an annual report grading each state agency on its spending with minority- and women-owned business.
Relates to reporting on agency minority and women-owned business development contracts and spending.
Relates to modernizing the chiropractic scope of practice; authorizes chiropractic clinical assistants.
Provides a tax credit for the cost of fishing and hunting licenses issued to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers.
Creates the office of the correctional ombudsman to achieve transparency, fairness, impartiality and accountability in New York state correctional facilities; relates to reports by coroners; designates investigators of the office of the correctional ombudsman as peace officers; authorizes the attorney general to investigate the alleged commission of any criminal offense committed by an employee of the department of corrections and community supervision in connection with his or her official duties; relates to the confidentiality of certain records; includes the office of the correctional ombudsman records within the definition of public safety agency records; makes related provisions.
Authorizes certain facilities to provide treatment for the mental health and health care needs of individuals admitted for a substance use disorder; provides that such services shall be reimbursable by Medicaid and private insurance.
Requires services provided by telehealth be reimbursed at the same rate as an in-office visit.
