Makes various provisions regulating equitable siting of environmental facilities; requires environmental impact statements to state whether the siting of a facility will cause or increase a disproportionate burden on disadvantaged communities.
Relates to use of accrued sick time, compensation time or vacation time.
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.
Requires businesses with fifty or more employees to notify past and present employees of eligibility for the September eleventh victim compensation fund.
Relates to certain prohibitions in contracts or agreements by health maintenance organizations; prohibits clauses which entitle reimbursement at the lowest price or rate; prohibits contracts which restrict referral of patients based solely upon a health care provider's status with a managed care product; prohibits contracts which allow for the substitution of a pharmaceutical drug or agent by any person other than the prescribing health care professional.
Requires telephone companies to disclose information to subscribers regarding the backup power solution for their voice service equipment.
Provides for a corporate franchise tax check-off and a personal income tax check-off for taxpayer gifts for diabetes research and education; establishes the diabetes research and education fund.
Prohibits food-service and retail establishments from refusing to accept cash as payment for goods or services and calls for a civil fine if an establishment should refuse cash as payment.
Enacts the "access to comprehensive cancer enhanced services strategy (ACCESS) demonstration project" to assure more equitable access to specialized cancer care; makes related provisions.
