Provides that no facility fee shall be charged for services when a hospital-based facility is a distant site for health care services delivered by telehealth unless the service is provided by a health care provider not authorized to bill a professional fee separately for the service.
Establishes a home care services bill of rights for patients of home care services agencies and certified home health agencies; requires training for staff and contractors of such agencies to eliminate certain discriminations; makes related provisions.
Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes the City of New York to transfer ownership of a specific parcel of land at 2122 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard in Harlem (Block 1932, Lot 29) to The Allah Youth Center in Mecca Inc. (The Allah School) at no cost. The transfer recognizes the organization's continuous use of the property since 1967 and aims to support its mission of providing educational, social, recreational, and community services in Harlem. The land must be used primarily for the school's operations and related services, with a reverter clause returning ownership to the city if not used for these purposes. This is a property conveyance bill with no financial cost to the recipient, focused on enabling a long-standing community organization to establish a permanent facility.
Creates a vacant property classification for vacant and blighted properties; allows for cities with a population of one million or more to levy an additional real property tax on vacant and blighted properties with funds raised from such taxes being used to address homelessness.
Establishes a tax credit for food service establishment donations to food pantries, in the amount of fifty percent of the marketed value of each of the taxpayer's qualified donations up to six dollars per qualified donation, beginning with the 2027 tax year.
Establishes the office of New York state benefits coordination to document and track all benefit programs in the state, and establish a state benefits portal and universal benefits application.
Authorizes the creation of state debt in the amount of 5 billion dollars in creating the New York state master plan on aging 2026 bond act; provides for submission to the people of such proposal.
Establishes a caregiver tax credit of up to six thousand dollars and a family caregiver reimbursement program to offset out-of-pocket spending by family caregivers.
Prohibits the adjustment of maximum allowable rent where any modification, increase or improvement is made to accommodate the needs of a disabled tenant; defines disabled tenant.
Maddy summaryS 3759 establishes state standards and oversight for social adult day services programs that support functionally impaired seniors (those needing help with daily tasks like eating, moving, or supervision due to cognitive issues). It requires the state director to set rules for services, staffing, and inspections (initial and every five years), with programs needing certification to operate. The bill also details funding: providing 75% state grants (with a possible 100% grant for financially needy providers) for eligible programs, while prohibiting duplication of existing federal or state funding. This directly affects nonprofit and local government providers of these services and the elderly individuals receiving care in community-based settings.
