Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish nursing facility transition and diversion Medicaid waiting lists per designated waiver region, once the federally approved capacity for the waiver is reached.
Establishes a twenty-four hour, toll-free hotline and website for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning plus (LGBTQ+) individuals who are experiencing emotional distress, suicidal ideation, or crisis-related challenges, which shall provide immediate support, referrals, resource lists, and other information.
Provides for the protection of health information; establishes requirements for communications to individuals about their health information; requires either written consent or a designated necessary purpose for the processing of an individual's health information.
Provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers at no less than one hundred percent of the medical assistance durable medical equipment fee schedule for the same service or item.
Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each hospital a list of its hospital rule-based exclusions and publish such information on the department's website.
Establishes a fiscal cliff task force to conduct a study on fiscal cliffs in the state's public assistance programs and to make recommendations related thereto.
Prohibits naming dependent children under the age of 18 living in the same household with a parent or guardian in petitions to recover possession of real property and eviction warrants; seals any records pertaining to dependent children under the age of 18 living in the same household with a parent or guardian who were residing on or removed from such property.
Maddy summaryThis bill changes the membership size of Tompkins County's Industrial Development Agency from seven to nine members. It amends the law to allow the county legislature to appoint nine members instead of the standard seven, without altering the agency's powers or duties. The change affects only the composition of the agency's governing board and does not modify how the agency operates or serves the county. The bill is procedural and does not create new policies or impact residents directly.
Prohibits drug, cannabis or alcohol testing of pregnant or postpartum individuals and newborns unless the individual consents and it is within the scope of medical care, or the testing is necessary for a medical emergency.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits elected local officials (like mayors, council members, or county officials) from serving as members of most municipal agencies or industrial development authorities. It repeals existing language and adds that no agency member can hold such elected office, with exceptions for the Troy and Auburn industrial development authorities, which already have specific rules allowing elected officials to serve. The law also requires agencies to replace members who become ineligible due to this rule once their current term ends. This affects how local governments staff these boards but does not change the structure of the Troy or Auburn agencies themselves.
