Provides registration fees for snowmobiles used on frozen bodies of water solely for sport fishing or for access to hunting or trapping lands.
Enacts the New York state thruway authority accountability act; names the commissioner of DOT as chair of the thruway authority board; directs the commissioner of DOT to submit a plan to merge the thruway authority into the department of transportation.
Requires insurance companies to provide at least ninety days of rehabilitation services to an insured upon a doctor's prescription.
Relates to funds used for the physician loan repayment program and the regents physicians loan forgiveness program for physicians practicing in designated physician shortage areas and creates the medical malpractice rate relief program within the regents physician loan forgiveness program in designated physician shortage areas.
Reimburses counties who have purchased or will purchase document management software designed specifically for the child welfare industry.
Creates the commission on battery fire safety practices to evaluate the need for resources for police, volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services concerning health and safety best practices when responding to lithium-ion battery incidents.
Requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to promote education in hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses.
Authorizes the posting by each municipality of turtle crossing signs on local roads located within such municipality; empowers the state commissioner of transportation to develop and implement rules and regulations authorizing municipalities to post turtle crossing signs on local roads located within the municipality.
Includes pharmacists in the list of persons and officials required to report child abuse or mistreatment.
Directs the commissioner of health to authorize additional reimbursement to providers of health and dental care primarily serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities for uncompensated time, use of staff, and services that are necessary to support treatment of a patient as a result of the patient's physical, intellectual, or developmental disability.
