Relates to the use of psychotropic medications in nursing homes and adult care facilities; imposes limits as to time and documentation; requires informed consent under certain circumstances.
Asm. Jo Anne Simon
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Requires the department of financial services to fulfill certain requirements to implement homeowner natural disaster preparedness, home safety and loss prevention courses, by issuing a request for proposal and acting on such requirements of part BB of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016.
Directs the department of agriculture and markets, in cooperation with NYSERDA and institutions of higher education, to develop and produce guidance and educational materials for farmers on the use of agrivoltaics in farming; requires the department of agriculture and markets to provide a booth at the state fair for the purpose of educating the general public on the use of agrivoltaics in farming.
Relates to the closure of hospitals; includes general hospitals, emergency or maternity departments or the surrender of an operating certificate.
Requires businesses with fifty or more employees to notify past and present employees of eligibility for the September eleventh victim compensation fund.
Regulates outdoor night lighting to preserve and enhance the state's dark sky.
Expands the New York bottle bill by including more types of eligible beverages and increasing the minimum refund value to ten cents.
Relates to gender balance on boards of state and local public authorities.
Requires that provision be made for pregnancy termination procedures insurance coverage in every individual or group hospital, surgical or medical policy, or hospital service or medical expense indemnity contract of a service corporation, only where any such policy or contract offers maternity care coverage.
Enacts the student suicide prevention act; requires the governing board or body of every local educational agency serving students in grades seven to twelve, to adopt policies, procedures and guidelines on student suicide prevention, intervention and postvention for students in such grades.