Asm. Amy Paulin

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the approval of new for-profit hospices or any expansion of capacity for existing for-profit hospices. It directly affects for-profit hospice providers by blocking new facility approvals and preventing capacity increases for current for-profit operations. The key mechanism requires health authorities to deny all applications for new for-profit hospice establishments or capacity expansions under the public health law. The law takes immediate effect upon enactment, applying to all approvals after that date.

Relates to summaries of readable and understandable insurance policies which shall include the limits of insurance, the term of the policy, the amount of premium and the amount of deductibles and a statement.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits public owners and contractors from withholding payments for materials delivered and accepted in construction projects. It limits retention to no more than 5% (or 10% under specific conditions) of payments for materials that meet warranty or industry standards, eliminating the ability to withhold funds for such materials. The law directly affects contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers by requiring timely payment for accepted materials and imposing strict 7-day payment deadlines after public owner payments. Key provisions include banning retention for warranty-covered materials, mandating interest for late payments to subcontractors, and invalidating clauses that delay subcontractor payments pending public owner payments.

Relates to excepting situations where a physician or other licensed health care provider is authorized to dispense certain medications and is practicing medicine in the oncology setting and is dispensing oncology drugs or drugs related to an approved course of treatment used to manage symptoms related to cancer or cancer therapies.

Provides that elections to fill an increased number of seats on a school board will be conducted at the first annual meeting after the meeting during which number of seats was increased.

Establishes the rare disease advisory council to identify best practices, raise awareness regarding rare diseases, evaluate barriers to access to care, and to make recommendations to the legislature and the governor.

Relates to reimbursement of home care aides; requires the commissioner of health to ensure rate ranges for Medicaid managed care organizations comply with certain reimbursement rates.

Provides that mifepristone or misoprostol may be dispensed without the name and address of the dispenser and patient included on the prescription label.

Relates to the reporting requirements of the statewide fiscal intermediary; requires the reporting of utilization data and financial data to protect medical assistance recipients in using the program and ensure the effective use of medical assistance funds; requires the statewide fiscal intermediary to provide consumer directed personal assistant data to ensure the availability of a workforce to meet the needs of consumers utilizing the program; requires the statewide fiscal intermediary to provide data regarding customer service requests, complaints, and accessibility.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates how New York State calculates payment rates for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), which provide primary care in underserved communities. It changes the rate calculation method: through 2025, rates use the Medicare Economic Index, and after 2025, they use a federal cost adjustment formula (FQHC Market Basket inflator) adjusted for service scope. The state health department must analyze actual FQHC costs every three years starting in 2025 to set updated rates, ensuring payments reflect real costs while guaranteeing no facility receives a rate lower than the 2025 level. This directly affects FQHCs by potentially increasing their state-funded payments based on verified operational expenses.