Requires nursing homes to spend at least the resident care amount necessary to achieve a required resident care percentage and a sufficient direct care service amount so it does not have a direct care service deficit.
Establishes the veterans' services law and the department of veterans' services; replaces all instances of the term "division of veterans' services" with the term "department of veterans' services".
Relates to judicial diversion programs; establishes a diversion part in each county.
Establishes a task force on educator diversity in New York state to study the presence of educator diversity.
Relates to utilization review program standards; requires use of evidence-based and peer reviewed clinical review criteria; relates to prescription drug formulary changes and pre-authorization for certain health care services.
Extends the prohibition on the eviction of residential tenants who have suffered financial hardship during the COVID-19 covered period through April 15, 2022.
Creates the office of the correctional ombudsman to achieve transparency, fairness, impartiality and accountability in New York state correctional facilities; relates to reports by coroners; designates investigators of the office of the correctional ombudsman as peace officers; authorizes the attorney general to investigate the alleged commission of any criminal offense committed by an employee of the department of corrections and community supervision in connection with his or her official duties; relates to the confidentiality of certain records; includes the office of the correctional ombudsman records within the definition of public safety agency records; makes related provisions.
Directs the department of health to make publicly available the results of all inspections conducted by the department in nursing homes and other residential health care facilities in the state during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency.
Directs the commissioner of the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to conduct a legal review for the re-designation of Donald J. Trump State Park, in Putnam and Westchester counties to a new name.
Prohibits the investment of certain public funds with companies conducting a cryptocurrency business activity; directs the comptroller to take appropriate action to sell, redeem, divest or withdraw any investment held in such company.
