Requires the department of health to develop and maternal health care providers to distribute written information about episiotomy to maternity patients.
Establishes a ten business day waiting period from contact of the New York State National Instant Background Check System (NYS NICS) before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person.
Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns; requires the division of state police to maintain statewide records of individuals who have waived the right to purchase firearms, rifles, or shotguns and any revocations of such waivers.
Establishes a system of merit selection of judges of the state's major trial courts instead of elections and for the designation of certain justices of the supreme court; affects certain courts including the supreme court, surrogate's court, the New York city civil court, the New York city criminal court and the district court.
Provides per diem rates of payment by governmental agencies for inpatient services provided by facilities designated by the federal department of health and human services as exempt extended neoplastic disease care hospitals.
Provides that the Governor's annual budget proposal to the Legislature shall include statements of any new legislation, amendment to legislation, or limitation on the effect of any legislation contained in the budget; makes related provisions granting the legislature an equal role with the governor in the budget process.
Establishes a quality incentive program for managed care providers that is distributed based on managed care providers' performance in meeting quality objectives.
Establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for patients undergoing a primary cesarean section; establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the reason for performing a primary cesarean section delivery.
Relates to adding spina bifida to the definition of developmental disability in the mental hygiene law.
Relates to the immediate incorporation of villages containing one thousand five hundred persons or less; amends the effective date of a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the village law relating to the incorporation of villages, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.7538 and A.7754.
