Asm. Nader Sayegh

Maddy summaryThis bill allows registered specialist assistants (like nurse practitioners or physician assistants) to prescribe controlled substances under specific conditions. It permits them to prescribe these medications "in good faith" and within their assigned scope of practice, but only for patients under the direct supervision of a supervising physician. The law requires physician oversight and gives health and education commissioners authority to create implementing regulations. This change directly affects specialist assistants and their supervising physicians by expanding prescribing authority for controlled substances.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 3780) requires New York correctional facilities to allow incarcerated individuals to make at least one free phone call to their next of kin or personal representative immediately before being transferred to a new facility, except when safety risks prevent it. It directly affects incarcerated people and their families by ensuring communication during transfers. Key provisions mandate electronic notification to families before transfer, a mandatory call opportunity (with safety exceptions), and a backup requirement: if a call isn't permitted pre-transfer, staff must make one within 24 hours of arrival at the new facility. The law also requires written documentation if calls are blocked due to safety concerns.

Requires the state shall offer a statewide emergency services internet protocol network (ESINet) available for connection to local public safety answering points (PSAPs).

Maddy summaryThis bill requires school districts in cities with over 1 million residents to establish dedicated schools for students with dyslexia and related phonemic language learning differences. These schools must use multi-sensory sequential phonics techniques in all elementary and secondary grades. Additionally, teachers at these schools must complete at least 20 hours of specialized training in this teaching method. The law directly affects dyslexic students in large-city school districts and mandates specific instructional approaches. It takes effect July 1 following enactment.

Maddy summaryThis bill limits health care workers, including nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel, to their regularly scheduled work hours without mandatory overtime. Exceptions allow longer shifts only during declared emergencies (like natural disasters or public health crises), federal/state emergency declarations, or when completing an ongoing medical/surgical procedure. It specifically excludes doctors, residents, and security staff from this definition. The law aims to protect patient safety by preventing excessive staff fatigue through concrete scheduling limits. Employers cannot use on-call time to bypass these restrictions.

Maddy summaryBill A 6555 requires the state to keep the identities of state lottery winners anonymous if the winner requests it. This bill allows lottery winners to prevent the public disclosure of their name, address, or other identifying information. It also prohibits the state lottery division from requiring winners to participate in public actions related to collecting their prize money. Winners must be notified of this option, and their information will not be publicly disclosed for at least 30 days after this notification if they make the request.

Establishes a clinical preceptorship personal income tax credit for certain health care professionals who provide preceptor instruction to students studying to be a health care professional.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a dedicated state fund to research installing suicide barriers on bridges. The fund, managed by the state comptroller and tax commissioner, can only be used to study how to add barriers when building new bridges or replacing existing bridges that have had suicide attempts. It does not require barrier installation, only research into the feasibility and design of such barriers for specific bridge projects. The bill directly affects state bridge planning processes for projects involving bridges with documented suicide histories.

Provides that in toxic tort cases the date of discovery of the injury by the plaintiff or claimant is presumed to be the date of diagnosis and where the specific toxic etiological cause of injury is not known for up to ten years (instead of five years) after the injury itself is discovered a plaintiff shall have three years to file a claim from the time such specific cause is discovered.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York healthcare facilities providing birthing services to implement specific protocols when a stillbirth occurs. It mandates facilities to assign a primary physician to communicate with families, provide bereavement support (including memory boxes with keepsakes like handprints and photographs), and offer sensitive counseling. The bill also establishes a confidential state database collecting anonymized stillbirth data - including maternal health history, fetal evaluation details, and autopsy findings - to identify causes and prevention strategies. All collected data will be publicly accessible on the health department website in non-identifiable form, while facilities must comply with these protocols as a condition of licensure.