Provides that the department of health may conduct education and outreach programs promoting public awareness of the dangers of fatal and non-fatal drowning.
Exempts credit card debt from the definition of medical debt unless the credit card is issued under an open-ended or closed-ended plan offered specifically for the payment of health care services, products, or devices provided to a person.
Prohibits health insurers, health care plans and HMOs from requiring prior authorization for pre-exposure prophylaxis used to prevent HIV infection, provided that the health insurer, health care plan or HMO can confirm that the insured prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis has tested negative for HIV within the previous one hundred and twenty days.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires public water systems serving specific residential areas to identify lead service lines within their networks. It defines a "covered water system" as one serving at least fifteen service connections or twenty-five year-round residents, and it mandates that these systems conduct free inspections to determine if lead pipes are present. To facilitate these inspections, the law allows water systems to seek consent from property owners and, if owners do not respond within thirty days, to accept consent from adult occupants like tenants. If access is still denied, the water system may take legal steps authorized by local codes to secure entry, while ensuring that non-owner occupants are not held liable for consenting to the inspection.
Directs the department of state and the public service commission to study and report upon the prevalence of the disclosure by public utilities, cable television companies and cellular telephone service providers to credit reporting agencies of late payments and defaults in payment of fees and charges by consumers.
Provides that the thruway authority shall issue permits for ambulances and fire vehicles exempting such vehicles from paying tolls on the thruway when engaged in an emergency operation.
Establishes a state Parkinson's disease registry; directs certain health professionals and general hospitals to report instances of Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonisms to the department of health; directs the department of health to create and manage the Parkinson's disease registry; makes related provisions.
Requires the reinstatement of certain officers and employees of the city of New York who were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement including retirees, vested members and members terminated without a one-year limit on return.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires racetracks that receive a license to operate a gaming facility to continue holding live horse races. Specifically, it mandates that these locations maintain regular race dates in accordance with existing racing laws. The rule applies directly to any racetrack site approved for casino-style gaming operations. Changes made by this legislation will take effect ninety days after it becomes law.
Prohibits requiring that an individual have a court proceeding initiated against him or her in order to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance.
