Relates to the mandatory coverage of hearing aids by insurers and other organizations.
Sen. Roxanne Persaud
Sponsored bills
Provides health insurance coverage for New Yorkers if the federal Affordable Care Act is repealed.
Relates to impersonating another by using another's electronic signature; makes it a class A misdemeanor.
Increases the monthly amounts for state supplement payments and personal needs allowance for eligible individuals receiving enhanced residential cares.
Places limits on the maximum amount of hours a home care aide may be required to work without voluntarily consenting to such an assignment.
Provides for the licensing of vision impairment specialists.
Requires medical assistance be provided to victims of domestic violence, as defined in section 459-a of this chapter, to care for and treat any scarring resulting from the domestic violence incident.
Prohibits licensed medical practitioners from performing or supervising virginity examinations and subjects any medical practitioner who does perform or supervise such performance to professional misconduct penalties as well as possible criminal charges.
Allows for state agencies, municipalities, and authorities to provide state or local public benefits regardless of immigration status.
Provides test preparation for students in the seventh grade having scored no higher than a four on either the English language arts or mathematics test intending to apply to take the specialized high school admissions test.