Asm. N. Nick Perry

Co-sponsor A 491

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Requires health insurance coverage for lymphedema

Requires health insurance policies and contracts shall provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema, both primary and secondary lymphedema; requires such coverage shall include benefits for equipment, supplies, devices, complex decongestive therapy and out-patient self-management training and education for the treatment of lymphedema, both primary and secondary lymphedema.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 5367

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to eligibility for home care services under medicaid; repealer

Removes certain restrictions on eligibility for personal and home care services under medicaid.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 6761

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Prohibits the development of any new major electric generating facilities that would be powered in whole or in part by any fossil fuel

Prohibits the development of any new major electric generating facilities that would be powered in whole or in part by any fossil fuel, unless the developer of such facility can demonstrate a need for such facility, and that there is no other reasonable method to satisfy such need.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 6329

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to fair pay for home care aides

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.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 6331

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act

Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act; requires the New York state teachers' retirement system to divest the retirement system of any stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 4231

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to findings of the state board of parole necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated persons on parole

Provides for findings of the state board of parole necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated persons on parole.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 336

Signed into law · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to prescribing an opioid antagonist with a patient's first opioid prescription each year

Provides that with the first opioid prescription of each year for use in a setting other than a general hospital or nursing home under article twenty-eight of this chapter or facility under article thirty-one of the mental hygiene law, or when a practitioner is prescribing a controlled substance to a patient under the care of hospice, the prescriber shall prescribe an opioid antagonist when any of the following risk factors are present: a history of substance abuse disorder; high dose or cumulative prescriptions that result in 90 morphine milligram equivalents or higher per day; concurrent use of opioids and benzodiazepine or nonbenzodiazepine sedative hypnotics.

Signed into law Dec 30, 2021 1 co-sponsor

Primary A 416

In committee · New York Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relates to the removal of cases, contacts and carriers of communicable diseases who are potentially dangerous to the public health

Relates to the removal of cases, contacts and carriers of communicable diseases that are potentially dangerous to the public health.

In committee Dec 22, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor A 126

Signed into law · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to establishing a list of emerging contaminants

Relates to adding additional chemicals to the list of emerging contaminants; directs the commissioner of health to establish the first list within 90 days and to update the list every three years.

Signed into law Dec 22, 2021 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor A 5386

Signed into law · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Establishes the soil health and climate resiliency act

Establishes the soil health and climate resiliency act; establishes the soil health program to assist farmers in improving the health of their soil; establishes the climate resilient farming initiative to promote and encourage farmers to reduce the effects of farming on climate change and to adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change by improving and maintaining water management systems and soil health and resiliency.

Signed into law Dec 22, 2021 1 co-sponsor