Relates to fair pricing for low-complexity, routine medical care to more closely align payment rates across ambulatory settings for selected services that are safe and appropriate to provide in all settings.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires specific affirmation statements to be printed on the reverse side of absentee and special presidential ballot envelopes in New York. Absentee voters must sign a statement confirming their citizenship, registration, inability to vote in person, and truthfulness of their application. Special presidential voters must sign a similar statement verifying their qualification, citizenship, age, and right to vote. The bill mandates that voters sign these affirmations to be valid, with false statements constituting a misdemeanor. It does not change voting eligibility or procedures, only the wording on ballot envelopes.
Directs the commissioner of labor to create and distribute to employers written materials regarding mental health services and resources available to employees to be posted in the workplace; directs voluntary guidance for employers to put in place strategies and programs to support the mental health and wellness of their employees; provides that such guidance be in written and digital resources and in English or translated to an additional primary language or languages as applicable.
Provides for automatic voter registration and pre-registration for persons applying for certain department of motor vehicles documentation, and for persons applying for or re-enrolling in Medicaid; allows individuals to decline such automatic registration and pre-registration.
Requires the department of environmental conservation and the department of health, owners or operators of public water systems, and owners or operators of buildings to take actions to prevent and control waterborne pathogens including legionella from source-to-tap.
Maddy summaryThis bill, known as the Medical Psilocybin Act, would create a regulated program allowing the use of psilocybin, a compound found in certain mushrooms, to treat specific medical conditions. It directly affects qualified patients diagnosed with issues such as treatment-resistant depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorders, end-of-life care, or cluster headaches, as well as healthcare providers and businesses that produce or administer the substance. The legislation establishes a framework where licensed producers grow and prepare the medication, while licensed healthcare providers or trained supervisors determine appropriate dosing and oversee its administration in safe settings. Key provisions include creating a registry for patients and caregivers, setting strict safety and testing requirements for products, and providing exemptions from criminal penalties for the legal medical use and possession of psilocybin. The bill also mandates that the Department of Health develop detailed rules for licensing, training, recordkeeping, and monitoring to ensure the program operates safely and effectively.
Prohibits the application of fail-first or step therapy protocols to coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of serious mental health conditions; defines serious mental health condition.
Establishes a statewide program to provide free SUNY, CUNY, and community college tuition to active volunteer firefighters, volunteer emergency medical services providers, and volunteer auxiliary police officers.
Maddy summaryThis bill designates May ninth as "Opioid Awareness Day." It amends the executive law to add this date to the list of official days of commemoration within the state.
Empowers the office of fire prevention and control to, in coordination with the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities and the chief disability officer, provide minimum basic training related to handling emergency situations involving individuals with any physical and/or developmental disability to all firefighters.
