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Assemblymember
Richard N. Gottfried
Assembly District 75
Chair, Health Committee
Sponsored Legislation

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:

A00551Subjects nursing homes not providing basic standards of care to nursing home diversion
A00565Relates to death and felony crime reports in certain adult care facilities
A00575Relates to certain application and referral forms for health care plans
A00576Relates to medicaid payment for co-payments due under Medicare Part D
A00577Authorizes a general hospital to identify and use immediate measures to move admitted patients from emergency departments within four hours of being admitted
A00589Authorizes the commissioner of correctional services to develop programs in correctional facilities to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases
A00590Prohibits disclosure of testimony of a party to a health care quality assurance or peer review proceeding
A00591Provides for clarification of the disposition of human remains
A00592Provides protections to parents who decline to have their children immunized on the basis of religious beliefs
A00593Extends the protections of the medical exemption from mandatory immunizations for students
A00594Relates to certain prohibitions in contracts or agreements by health maintenance organizations
A00595Relates to rights of residents of adult care facilities
A00654Authorizes nurse practitioners to certify that an immunization may be detrimental to a child's health
A00655Requires health care providers to disclose errors in diagnosis, treatment, services that provider knows has caused substantial harm or significant risk thereof
A00656Authorizes the commissioner of health to develop and administer training programs for coroners, coroners' physicians and medical examiners
A00657Provides for additional remedies for patients' private right of actions in residential health care facilities
A00658Relates to improving quality of certain adult care facilities
A00659Regulates the scope, manner and performance of review of claims by utilization review agents
A00660Provides person/entity with authority to operate a hospital shall be subject to approval by public health and health planning council for establishment of hospital and other actions
A00661Provides Medicaid reimbursement for interpretation services provided by hospital inpatient and outpatient departments
A00662Relates to the definition of a clinical peer reviewer
A00663Relates to the appointment of a temporary operator or voluntary receiver of adult care facilities
A00664Requires installation and use of ceiling lifts in hospitals and nursing homes
A00732Directs health care professionals to provide pain-relieving medications to the extent authorized by accepted professional guidelines
A00805Establishes the prescription drug discount program; repealer
A00806Relates to requirements for the safe handling of prescription drug samples by certain health care professionals
A00807Establishes the clinical trial access and education fund to provide grants for certain services for patients with life-threatening or disabling conditions/diseases
A00808Establishes an age-appropriate sex education grant program, to be referred to as the healthy teens act
A00809Provides for pharmacy benefit management and the procurement of prescription drugs at a negotiated rate for dispensation
A00810Includes health care facilities operated or supervised by the department of correctional services or local correctional facilities within the definition of hospital
A00811Allows for reimbursement of transportation costs for emergency care without prior authorization by the social services official
A00878Relates to establishment of adult care facilities
A00921Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act"
A00964Establishes a quality incentive payment program for adult homes
A00965Expands application of provisions relating to access to medical records to agents of health care providers and sets fees for reproduction of such records
A01444Adds certain school based health services to list of services which need not be provided by a managed care program
A01537Establishes certification procedures for the profession of nurse anesthesia
A01538Relates to insurer recovery from health care providers
A01539Requires managed care programs to establish procedures to assure participant access to dental services to which entitled, other than through managed care provider
A01540Establishes health care organization accountability for delay, failure or refusal to approve, provide, arrange or timely pay for certain health care services
A01541Relates to providing a preference in awarding state contracts to entities which provide employer sponsored health coverage
A01542Provides for cost allowances for investments in technology infrastructure for certain home health care programs
A02061Provides that an affirmation of a health care practitioner may be served or filed in an action in lieu of and with same force and effect as an affidavit
A02062Relates to the disclosure of medical records and clinical records
A02064Relates to adoption of rules and regulations by state and local government entities prior to the effective date of legislative acts
A02065Repeals certain provisions regarding adoption of new or revised city charter proposed by charter commission which limit submission of questions to city's electors
A02155Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local blood drives
A02156Relates to including certain written false statements within perjury
A02157Allows nurse practitioners to perform any function in conjunction with the making of a diagnosis of illness or physical condition
A02220Relates to parentage of children born by medically-assisted reproduction
A03339Authorizes a physician assistant, acting under the supervision of a physician, to sign death certificates in like manner as physicians
A03340Relates to investigations and inspections by the department of housing preservation and development in NYC
A03346Expands the definition of major utility transmission facility to include certain facilities in which electric current is transformed
A03551Relates to referrals of patients for health related items or services
A03635Relates to payment for police services provided to the New York city housing authority
A03636Provides funding for the library of The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York
A03637Relates to medical home multipayor programs
A03638Prohibits regulations from permitting an owner to refuse to renew a lease on grounds that the housing is sought for personal use or occupancy; repealer
A03679Makes warrant execution, not issuance, following judgment for petitioner in summary proceeding to recover possession of real property act which annuls relationship
A03683Provides for the exclusion of certain costs associated with home health care and the formula for calculating state reimbursements to such programs
A05036Allows vesting of a health care proxy authority without incapacity of ward
A05037Makes provisions regarding small claims jurisdiction where claimant is a tenant or lessee of real property owned by defendant that is situated within certain limits
A05038Provides that the commissioner of health may exempt certain brand name drugs so that they fall under medical assistance umbrella
A05039Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression and includes offenses regarding gender identity or expression under the hate crimes statute
A05040Regulates the payment of reimbursement where the insured has assigned his or her rights to an out-of-plan health care provider
A05308Establishes the nurse practitioners modernization act
A05891Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of prisoners by health care professionals
A06261Relates to accountable care organizations and medical home multipayor programs
A06863Provides that liquor authority may include certain terms and conditions as part of various licenses for on-premises consumption to assure premises lawfully operated
A07074Requires every general hospital to have a community advisory board
A07123Relates to the applicability of local laws of certain cities to buildings owned, leased or operated by the state or its agencies
A07342Relates to prescription forms and labels, interpretation services and patients with limited English proficiency
A07347Legalizes the possession, manufacture, use, delivery, transfer, transport or administration of marihuana by a certified patient or designated caregiver
A07355Provides for the licensing of physician assistants and the continued registration of specialist assistants
A07489Requires health plans with coverage of out of plan medical services to provide certain information to insureds, subscribers and enrollees
A07518Relates to including accountable care organizations within the definition of a managed care provider
A07651Relates to the special advisory review panel on Medicaid managed care
A07799Relates to policies and procedures involving anatomical gifts; repealer
A07860Provides for establishment of the New York Health plan and makes an appropriation to the temporary commission on implementation of the plan
A08107Requires health care professional undergraduate, graduate and continuing education in chronic pain management and treatment
A08213Disqualifies providers for receipt of monies for recruitment and retention of non-supervisory workers, when such monies are not provided to home health agencies and providing standards for payment of certain clai
A08225Relates to the practice of registered professional nursing by a certified registered nurse anesthetist
A08522Relates to long term home health care program enhancement
A08816Relates to the licensing of acupuncturists and the practice of the profession of acupuncture
A08861Relates to the adult care facilities training program
A08862Relates to penalties for violations relating to residential care programs for adults
A08869Relates to accountable care organizations
A08870Relates to requiring a registered nurse on staff at facilities certified for enhanced assisted living or special needs assisted living
A09067Relates to the reduction in unemployment benefits where a claimant is retiring
A09217Directs the Medicaid inspector general to publish all administrative law decisions from an appeal by his or her office
A09227Limits the definition of "estate", for purposes of medical assistance, to all property and assets in an individual's estate and passing under a will or by intestacy
A09801Relates to enhancing the quality of adult living program for adult care facilities
A10103Waives interest and penalties due on surcharges and assessments due prior to January 1, 2012, relating to payments to health care providers

Prime-Sponsored Legislation, Introduced by Rules on Behalf of the Member:
There are no bills of this type.

Co-Sponsored Legislation:
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Co-Sponsored Legislation, Introduced by Rules on Behalf of the Member:
There are no bills of this type.