Limits robocalls to state residents; requires telephone service providers to offer free call blocking technology to telephone customers.
Rep. Doug Smith
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Enacts provisions to provide minimum wages for home care aides; requires at least 150% of minimum wage or other set minimum; directs the commissioner of health to set regional minimum rates of reimbursement for home care aides under medicaid and managed care plans.
Relates to the disclosure of the cause of death of certain companion animals; authorizes the inspection of pet dealers' facilities upon such deaths; requires the department of agriculture and markets develop a rating system for pet dealers and make certain information available on the department's website; requires pet dealers to reimburse consumers if an animal dies within six months of the sale of such animal.
Relates to the practice of applied behavior analysis.
Requires certain facilities establish clinical staffing committees.
Establishes the child poverty reduction advisory council to effectuate a fifty percent reduction of child poverty in the state within ten years.
Provides for the authorization and regulation of visitation of compassionate care-giving visitors at nursing homes and residential health care facilities.