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.
Relates to the closure of hospitals; includes general hospitals, emergency or maternity departments or the surrender of an operating certificate.
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.
Prohibits the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on wildlife management areas, state forests, forest preserves, state parks or any other state-owned land that is open for hunting and on land contributing surface water to the New York city water supply.
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.
Authorizes the commissioner to make payments of medical assistance funds for long-term stays in large residential mental health institutions, issue guidance on admission and determine maximum allowable rates.
Directs the board of trustees of the state university of New York and the city university of New York to report on the current composition of faculty at four year campuses and community colleges.
Requires the New York state higher education capital matching grant board to award matching capital grants totaling two million dollars for projects to implement, modify, or otherwise enhance cyber security infrastructure; makes related provisions.
