Establishes a reproductive health services training and education grant program to ensure health care providers receive adequate training in abortion care.
Relates to the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes; imposes limits as to time and documentation; requires informed consent under certain circumstances.
Requires child protective services to orally and in writing disclose certain information to parents and caretakers who are the subject of a child protective services investigation; requires such oral and written disclosure to contain certain information regarding the rights of the person under investigation.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York State laws to allow employees of licensed charitable organizations to operate games of chance, such as raffles. It clarifies that only bona fide members or employees of these organizations, along with their affiliated auxiliaries, may manage or run these games, while prohibiting anyone else from receiving payment for such work. The legislation also mandates that game equipment must be owned or leased by the organization and requires staff to certify they have no criminal record. Additionally, it restricts expenses related to game operations to specific necessary costs like supplies, prizes, and security, and prevents the transfer of raffle tickets between different authorized organizations.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows registered pharmacy technicians to work in any pharmacy under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. It clarifies that technicians can assist with tasks like preparing and dispensing drugs only when those tasks do not require professional judgment, which must always be reserved for the pharmacist. The law requires the pharmacy to ensure technicians have received proper training before they begin assisting and defines supervision as the pharmacist staying in the immediate area to authorize and evaluate the technician's work.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows property and casualty insurance companies to send certain notices and documents to policyholders electronically instead of by mail. It applies to notices related to vehicle and traffic laws and requires that these electronic communications follow the state's existing technology standards. The law also permits insurers to use an electronic address even if the insurance policy does not currently list one, provided the electronic notice meets legal requirements. This change modernizes how insurance coverage information is shared between insurers and consumers while maintaining established rules for valid delivery.
Provides retroactivity to the original date of eligibility for the senior citizens rent increase exemption (SCRIE) and disability rent increase exemption (DRIE).
Permits a waiver of the diligent effort requirement in limited circumstances for certain insurance coverage to be placed by licensed excess line brokers with unauthorized insurers where a retail producing insurance broker seeks to procure or place commercial lines insurance through an unaffiliated wholesale excess line insurance broker.
Permits the court to withhold the names and addresses of jurors in certain proceedings; sets factors for determining good cause to issue protective orders for juries.
Expands the membership of the interagency task force on trafficking in persons to include the commissioner of the department of transportation, the commissioner of the department of motor vehicles and the executive director of the New York state thruway authority.
