Updates from the Committee on Health
Assembly Health Committee Advances 21 Bills - February 12, 2013Standing Up for Patients: 7 Bills Advanced by Assembly Health Committee - January 29, 2013Protecting New Yorkers from Environmental Health Risks - January 15, 2013Notice of Public Hearing - The Department of Environmental Conservation's proposed High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing regulations - January 8, 2013Notice of Public Hearing - The Brooklyn Health Care Crisis - December 28, 2012Notice of Public Hearing - The Department of Environmental Conservation's proposed High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing regulations - December 18, 2012New York State Assembly 2012 Annual Report of the Committee on Health - December 14, 2012Notice of Public Hearing - Medicaid transition to care management for long-term care patients - November 28, 2012Notice of Public Hearing - Flame Retardant Chemicals in Children's Products - August 16, 2012Medical Marijuana Clears Assembly Health Committee - May 22, 2012Advocates Press for Medical Marijuana Bill - May 16, 2012Health Care for All New Yorkers Bill Introduction - May 8, 2012Notice of Public Hearing - Health Equity and Disparities in Outpatient Services and Referrals by Academic Medical Centers - April 27, 2012Health Budget: Good Work, More to Do - March 30, 2012State Legislators Line Up to Support the Affordable Care Act - January 11, 2012New York State Assembly 2011 Annual Report of the Committee on Health - December 28, 2011Avoiding Another Love Canal: Support a Moratorium on Hydrofracking - November 30, 2011Notice of Public Hearing - Medicaid Managed Care Prescription Drug Carve-In Implementation - November 22, 2011Medical Marijuana - November 18, 2011Notice of Public Hearing - The Regulation of Toxic Chemicals in Children's Products - November 15, 2011Torture and Improper Treatment of Prisoners: Not a Job for Health Care Professionals - November 15, 2011Medicaid Investigation Bill Approved by Legislature - June 23, 2011Health Care for All New Yorkers Bill Introduced - June 7, 2011Safe Patient Handling in New York - May 27, 2011Assembly Health Committee Reports 33 Bills - May 20, 2011Notice of Public Hearing - Health Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing Techniques - May 12, 2011Adoptee Rights, Asthma, Anti-Smoking, and Due Process among Issues Moving in Albany - April 14, 2011State Budget Includes Major Health Reforms - March 31, 2011Protecting Patients and Strengthening Standards: Assembly Health Committee Passes 9 Bills - January 19, 2011Fair Insurance Practices, 6 Additional Bills Pass First Assembly Health Committee of 2011 - January 12, 20112010 Annual Report of the NYS Assembly Standing Committee on Health - December 31, 2010New HIV Policies Become Law - December 21, 2010End-of-Life Counseling Bill Signed by Governor - August 16, 2010Midwife Reform Bill Signed into Law - August 2, 2010Organ Donation Online Registration Bill Signed Into Law - July 8, 2010HIV Testing, Two Additional Bills Pass Assembly Health Committee - June 23, 2010Assembly Health Committee Advances 3 Bills - June 14, 2010Midwife Reform Bill Moves Ahead in Albany - June 8, 2010Assembly Health Committee Passes 7 Bills, Rejects Anti-Choice Legislation - June 3, 2010Due Process Bill Reported from Committee - May 28, 2010Health Profession Leaders Endorse Anti-Torture Bill - May 26, 2010Hospital Closure Protection Bill Advances Through Assembly Health Committee - April 29, 2010Organ Donation Bill Unanimously Passes Assembly; Trans-Fat Ban Reported by Assembly Health Committee - April 27, 2010Family Health Care Decisions Act Signed into Law - March 16, 2010Environmental Safety and Protecting Human Remains - March 2, 2010Health Reform and Facility Standards Top Assembly Health Committee’s Passing of 13 Bills - February 23, 2010Patient Rights and Access to Care: Assembly Health Committee Advances 7 Bills - February 2, 2010Patient's Rights Bill Advances through Assembly Health Committee - January 12, 2010Assembly Health Committee Passes 10 Bills - January 12, 2010Medical Marijuana Clears Assembly Health Committee - January 12, 2010Family Health Care Decision Act Passes Assembly - January 10, 20102009 Annual Report of the NYS Assembly Committee on Health - December 15, 2009H1N1 Public Hearing Transcript - October 13, 2009Improving Patient Safety in New York: Understanding and Improving The Current System Public Hearing Transcript - October 19, 2009Notice of Public Hearing - The Availability of Accessible and Affordable Housing for People with Disabilities - October 30, 2009Notice of Public Hearing - Proposed Revision of the Anatomical Gift Act - October 14, 2009Notice of Public Hearing - Improving patient safety in New York: Understanding and improving the current system - October 1, 2009Notice of Public Hearing - H1N1 Influenza - September 30, 2009Notice of Public Hearing - Prescription Drug Abuse - August 14, 20092008 Annual Report of the NYS Assembly Committee on Health - December 15, 2008Notice of Public Hearing - New York State's Medicaid Buy-In program for people with disabilities - August 28, 2008Notice of Public Hearing - New York State Commission on Local Government Efficiency and Competitiveness Report - May 9, 2008Notice of Public Hearing - The Rockefeller Drug Laws - 35 Years Later - April 21, 2008Health Budget: Lots of Good News - April 3, 2008Prescription Drug Marketing Examined - February 1, 2008Notice of Public Hearing - Prescription Drug Marketing and Purchasing Reform - The Impact on Accessibility and Affordability - January 4, 2008New York Health Plus: Better Coverage for All of Us at Lower Cost
Brief Narrative & Full Report - Notice of Public Hearing - Developing a Primary Care Agenda - October 2, 2007Notice of Public Hearing - The Recent Movement to Reform the Current Service Delivery System for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired in New York State - September 7, 2007Notice of Public Hearing - The recent movement to reform the current service delivery system for people who are blind or visually impaired in New York State - August 14, 2007Assembly Health Committee Passes 8 Bills - May 1, 2007 - May 1, 2007New York's #1 Health Problem: 2.6 Million Uninsured - April 18, 2007Report of the Subcommittee on Health for SFY 2007-2008 - March 30, 2007Assembly Health Committee Passes 11 Bills - March 6, 2007 - March 6, 2007Assembly Health Committee Passes 15 Bills - February 6, 2007 - February 6, 2007Notice of Public Hearing - How to Increase Health Insurance Coverage in New York State - January 25, 2007Notice of Public Hearing - The Berger Commission Report: What does it mean for communities and health care? - December 1, 2006Notice of Public Hearing - HIV Testing, Counseling and Informed Consent - November 28, 2006Notice of Public Hearing - How to Increase Health Insurance Coverage in New York State - November 17, 2006Notice of Public Hearing - "Long-Term Care Compact" Legislation - A. 10634-A - November 15, 2006Notice of Public Hearing - Consolidation in the Health Insurance Industry - November 2, 2006Delaying Necessities Denying Needs - An Assembly Investigation of New York State's Handling of Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment Claims - July 26, 2006Prescription Drug Savings Bill Passes Assembly – Senate Fails to Act - June 20, 2006Notice of Public Hearing - Fair Share Proposals for Health Care Costs - May 9, 2006Notice of Public Hearing - Staffing Shortages and Mandatory Overtime for Nurses - April 26, 2006Notice of Public Hearing - Mandatory Managed Care for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries - December 15, 2005Notice of Public Hearing - The "Silent Epidemic" of Prescription Drug Abuse - December 6, 2005Notice of Public Hearing - The Family Health Care Decision Act - November 15, 2005Notice of Public Hearing - Delays In Funding of Durable Medical Equipment for People with Severe Disablities - November 1, 2005Notice of Public Hearing - Continuing Care Retirement Communities - October 25, 2005Notice of Public Hearing - Managed Long-Term Care Demonstration Program - October 21, 2005Notice of Public Hearing - Fraud and Abuse in the Medicaid Program - September 13, 2005Notice of Public Hearing - Participation of Children in the New York City Foster Care System in Clinical Trials - August 11, 2005Notice of Public Hearing - Delays in Funding of Durable Medical Equipment for People with Severe Disablities - July 1, 2005Notice of Public Hearing - New York State’s Regulatory Role in Nursing Homes - April 25, 2005Notice of Public Hearing - The Proposed Conversion of the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP) to a for-profit entity - April 22, 2005Focus on - Health Care - April 2005 - April 20, 2005Notice of Public Hearing - New York State Food and Nutrition Policy - April 18, 2005Focus on - Health Care - April 2005 - April 6, 2005Medicaid Cap Means Relief for Local Governments and Property-Taxpayers - March 31, 2005Report of the Subcommittee on Health for SFY 2005-2006 - March 24, 2005Focus on Health - March 2005 - March 16, 2005Focus on Health Care: Pataki's cuts to Medicaid and Family Health Plus - February 8, 2005Notice of Public Hearing - Evaluation of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program - January 18, 2005Notice of Public Hearing - Renewal and Revision of the Health Care Reform Act (HCRA) - January 14, 2005Notice of Public Hearing - New York State's Response To Hepatitis A, B and C and Methamphetamine - December 15, 2004Notice of Public Hearing - Pain Management Legislation - December 13, 2004Notice of Public Hearing - Pain Management Legislation - October 14, 2004First Responders: A Last Priority? - The Status of New York State’s Preparedness - April 26, 2004Public Hearing on Health Care Disparities between Minorities and Non-Minorities - April 5, 2004Public Hearing on Health Care in New York State Prisons - April 5, 2004Focus on Health Care - April 2004 - April 1, 2004Focus on Health Care - March 26, 2004Notice of Public Hearing - Health Care in New York State Prisons - March 1, 2004Senate Majority Medicaid Report Mostly Supports Medicaid - March 1, 2004Notice of Public Hearing - Emergency First Responders: Equipment, Recruitment and Training - February 25, 2004Notice of Public Hearing - To Receive Public Comment on Environmental Hazards Present in School Facilities - February 17, 2004Notice of Public Hearing - Review the Adequacy of Health Education and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Curricula Requirements - January 16, 2004Health Care Funding in Jeopardy in '04 - January 12, 2004Focus on Health Care - Bipartisan Budget Veto Override - May 21, 2003Focus on Health Care Budget Accord - May 2003 - May 5, 2003Focus on Disaster Preparedness - April 2003 - April 14, 2003Focus on Health Care - February 2003 - February 27, 2003Assembly Releases Recommendations for Adult Home Crisis; Short Term and Long Term Solutions Included - June 12, 2002Adult Homes in Crisis: Plan for Reform - June 1, 2002Health Update From the New York State Assembly Health Committee - February 2002 - February 22, 2002Health Update - August 2001 - August 1, 2001Health Update - July 24, 2001View Points 2001: Assembly Budget Proposal Improves Health Care for Children & Families - March 19, 2001View Points 2001: Assembly Budget Proposal Restores Governor's Cuts to Nursing Homes & Home Health Care Services - March 19, 2001Focus on Health Care -- The Governor's budget cuts $327 million in Medicaid funding - February 2, 2001Health Update - February 2001State Budget Includes Major Health Reforms - April 14, 2000
