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Richard N. Gottfried

Assembly District 75

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Sponsored Legislation

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:

A00022Relates to requiring merchants to accept cash as payment for goods
A00023Repeals certain provisions regarding adoption of new or revised city charter proposed by charter commission which limit submission of questions to city's electors
A00030Provides that liquor authority may include certain terms and conditions as part of various licenses for on-premises consumption to assure premises lawfully operated
A00040Requires a study of the implementation of medical marihuana in regards to banking, tax revenue collection, and employment tax collection issues
A00042Relates to adoption of rules and regulations by state and local government entities prior to the effective date of legislative acts
A00054Enacts tuition-free NY to provide free tuition at SUNY, CUNY and community colleges
A00062Relates to the tax deduction for costs associated with organ donation
A00114Relates to including accountable care organizations within the definition of a managed care provider
A00116Prohibits regulations from permitting an owner to refuse to renew a lease on grounds that the housing is sought for personal use or occupancy; repealer
A00124Relates to services for individuals with traumatic brain injuries sustained after age twenty-one in rural areas
A00125Relates to the use of injurious physical force by public servants
A00132Relates to the applicability of local laws of certain cities to buildings owned, leased or operated by the state or its agencies
A00133Relates to creating a wholesale prescription drug importation program
A00138Relates to enabling the commissioner of social services to review state plans for special transportation services for children
A00139Relates to establishing a program of health care quality innovation and improvement through home care
A00143Relates to the regulation of ingredients in personal care products and cosmetics
A00146Enacts the "New York state living donor support act"
A00151Authorizes collaborative programs for community paramedicine services
A00155Relates to automatic enrollment and recertification simplification for Medicaid eligible recipients
A00157Establishes the category of "qualified group practice" for medical, dental and podiatric practices that comply with certain standards
A00159Provides for additional remedies for patients' private right of actions in residential health care facilities
A00161Relates to payments for home and community based long term care services
A00168Relates to health facilities and services in correctional facilities
A00171Relates to requiring a registered nurse on staff at facilities certified for enhanced assisted living or special needs assisted living
A00175Relates to health care agents and proxies, decisions under the family health care decisions act and non hospital orders not to resuscitate
A00176Requires every general hospital to have a community advisory board
A00179Relates to payments for personal protective equipment for home and community based long term care services
A00180Establishes the clinical trial access and education fund to provide grants for certain services for patients with life-threatening or disabling conditions/diseases
A00184Relates to regulations governing the sale and distribution of medical marihuana; repealer
A00187Provides for the synchronization of multiple prescriptions for recipients of medical assistance
A00190Provides person/entity with authority to operate a hospital shall be subject to approval by public health and health planning council for establishment of hospital
A00192Provides that services to medical assistance recipients suffering from traumatic brain injuries or qualifying for nursing home diversion and transition services shall be provided outside of managed programs
A00194Relates to an emergency insulin program
A00195Relates to medical assistance coverage for medically tailored meals
A00196Relates to violations of safety conditions in adult care facilities
A00197Provides 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
A00204Relates to restoring medical futility as a basis for DNR
A00205Relates to establishing hospital-sponsored off campus emergency departments
A00215Relates to allowing pharmacies to store medication in automated dispensing machines
A00216Relates to the regulation of retail clinics
A00220Relates to adopting the solemn covenant of the states to award prizes for curing diseases interstate compact
A00226Repeals the state Medicaid spending cap and related processes; repealer
A00227Relates to insurance reimbursement for cost of vaccinations
A00231Allows for reimbursement of transportation costs for emergency care without prior authorization by the social services official
A00232Relates to increasing monetary penalties for public health law violations
A00242Relates to insurance coverage for medical marihuana
A00244Relates to creating the health emergency response data system
A00246Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local blood drives
A00250Relates to judicial and administrative procedures for vindicating patient health care decisions
A00255Relates to individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime
A00264Relates to the health care transformation fund
A00269Relates to requirements for state programs to obtain federal financial supports for the implementation of a delivery system reform incentive payment program
A00273Relates to consideration and prescription of non-opioid treatment alternatives for treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions
A00279Relates to adult vaccination reporting requirements
A00280Relates to restricted clinical laboratory licenses for immunohematology and microbiology
A00289Relates to enhancing coverage and care for medically fragile children
A00293Relates to rates of payment for certified home health agencies
A00299Relates to including applied behavioral analysis under standard coverage for Medicaid recipients
A00301Relates to requiring public schools to offer plant-based food options in food service
A00302Relates to requiring at least a ratio of one clinical, non-student mental health staff member per one thousand students on all SUNY and CUNY campuses
A00303Relates to coverage of early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment under the child health insurance plan to ascertain physical and mental disabilities
A00306Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of incarcerated persons by health care professionals
A00307Relates to extending the coverage period for medical assistance to a period of one year beginning on the last day of pregnancy
A00343Relates to coverage of mental health and alcohol and substance use services under the child health insurance plan
A00737Permits any uninsured individual to receive free coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing
A00832Relates to certain prohibitions in contracts or agreements by health maintenance organizations
A00833Relates to the definition of the "look-back period" for the determination of eligibility of an individual for medical assistance benefits
A00835Directs the department of health to make additional payments for inpatient services provided to recipients of medical assistance by certain public hospitals
A00839Relates to provision of patient health information and medical records
A00840Requires the board of education and the trustees or sole trustee of every school district to establish policies and procedures regarding the treatment of transgender or gender non-conforming students
A00849Relates to the decriminalization of sex work; repealer
A00865Grants immunity from liability to organizations which establish physician committees the purpose of which is to refer to treatment physicians who are thought to be suffering from addiction or mental illness
A00866Directs health insurers to provide enrollees the option to assign the payment of emergency services benefits directly to an out of network health care provider
A00867Authorizes pharmacists and certified nurse practitioners to provide hepatitis A and hepatitis B immunizations
A00870Relates to insurer recovery from health care providers
A00878Relates to the performance of medical services by physician assistants
A00879Relates to the definition of a clinical peer reviewer
A00880Relates to coverage for health care services under the basic health program for individuals whose immigration status renders him or her ineligible for federal financial participation
A00912Creates the health insurance guaranty fund
A00951Enacts the health care consumer and provider protection act relating to collective negotiations by health care providers with certain health care plans
A01400Relates to removing citizenship as a qualification for holding public office
A01534Relates to allowing for the testing of certain infectious diseases by pharmacists during a state of emergency
A01535Relates to the practice protocol for nurse practitioners
A01538Relates to the rate of interest on a judgment for medical debt
A01585Relates to eligibility for the basic health program
A01595Extends certain payments and debt collections for the COVID-19 covered period
A01671Relates to temporarily exempting covered entities under the federal 340B program and comprehensive HIV special needs plans
A01732Relates to prohibiting health insurers from requiring prior authorization for pre-exposure prophylaxis used to prevent HIV infection
A01733Relates to the designation of an independent consumer assistance program
A01741Relates to calculating an insured individual's overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or any cost-sharing requirement
A01748Relates to temporarily suspending debt collection during the COVID-19 covered period
A01749Relates to licensing of a dental therapist and an advanced dental therapist
A01753Relates to COVID-19 pandemic medical debt requirements
A01837Relates to the use of fluoroscopy by physician assistants
A01928Grants the legislature to have an equal role with the governor in the budget process
A02081Relates to directing the commissioner of health to mandate a COVID-19 vaccine for residential health care facilities and to prioritize the distribution of such vaccines to such facilities
A03470Relates to regulation of billing of facility fees
A04128Authorizes boards of elections to establish absentee ballot drop-off locations
A04309Relates to eligibility for medical assistance for personal care services for persons with traumatic brain injury, developmental disability, cognitive impairments, blindness or visual impairment
A04570Relates to using the term human food grade for certain pet food
A04584Relates to the authority of nurse practitioners and physician assistants to prescribe certain services
A04593Relates to use of monies from the community health care revolving capital fund
A04655Relates to establishing speed limits in cities with populations in excess of one million people
A04656Establishes a special needs assisted living program to serve persons with neurodegenerative diseases
A04980Relates to infection control planning in residential health care facilities
A05367Relates to eligibility for home care services under medicaid; repealer
A05613Relates to recovery of overpayment of certain assistance; repealer
A05682Relates to guidelines for food and beverages purchased or sold by state agencies
A05685Relates to establishing a required resident care spending ratio for nursing homes
A05841Relates to the use of psychotropic medications in nursing homes and adult care facilities
A05842Relates to the establishment, incorporation, construction, or increase in capacity of for-profit nursing homes
A06056Relates to allowing physician assistants to serve as primary care practitioners for purposes of Medicaid managed care plans
A06058Provides for establishment of the New York Health plan
A06329Relates to fair pay for home care aides
A06386Relates to expanding the health department's review of correctional health services
A06394Relates to the review of policies and practices pertaining to emerging infectious disease outbreaks in correctional facilities
A06479Relates to fiscal intermediary services under the consumer directed personal assistance program
A06549Relates to prohibiting blanket service limits in the early intervention program
A06579Relates to a review of reimbursement adequacy for early intervention services
A06883Relates to the general hospital indigent care pool and funding for safety net and enhanced safety net hospitals
A06964Relates to the scope of the temporary operator program
A06965Relates to making the temporary operator program permanent
A07129Relates to utilization review program standards and pre-authorization for certain health care services
A07200Relates to coverage for prescription drugs under Medicaid; repealer
A07230Establishes the primary care reform commission
A07241Relates to confidentiality requirements for communicable disease contact tracing
A07245Preserves access to affordable drugs
A07268Relates to creating the profession of nurse anesthetist
A07304Relates to licensed home care services agencies; repealer
A07326Protects the confidentiality of vaccine information
A07363Protects patients from certain penalties due to money judgments arising from actions brought by hospitals or health care professionals
A07369Relates to telehealth delivery of services by physical therapy and occupational therapy assistants, chiropractors and mental health practitioners
A07408Relates to financial responsibility for human postexposure treatment for rabies
A07532Establishes a cause of action by residents of adult care facilities to petition for appointment of a temporary operator
A07712Provides for a myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome education and outreach program
A07883Establishes the eating disorders in children task force
A07886Relates to persons responsible for the disposition of the remains of a decedent
A07889Relates to audit and review of medical assistance program funds by the Medicaid inspector general
A07898Relates to establishing the professional practice of community midwifery
A07903Establishes a state-level program of all-inclusive care for the elderly
A07909Relates to the casino siting home rule
A07910Relates to the development and approval of reimbursement rates for managed care providers under medicaid
A07917Provides that the Empire Station Complex project and the Empire Penn Expansion shall be subject to and shall comply with the provisions of New York City's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure
A08001Relates to Medicaid reimbursement rates for facilities operating pursuant to article 16 of the mental hygiene law
A08006Relates to authorizing residents of assisted living programs to receive hospice services
A08229Relates to grants for home care workforce mentor support
A08441Relates to the distribution of funds from the general hospital indigent care pool; repealer
A08466Requires nursing homes to designate dedicated storage spaces for the storage of the bodies of deceased persons
A08467Provides that health care plan participation by physicians shall be reported, for purposes of physician profiles, by the health care plans
A08472Relates to prohibiting the establishment of new for-profit hospices
A08473Allows for compensation for noise pollution by rotorcraft; relates to the use of certain heliports
A08519Makes permanent certain provisions of law relating to interchangeable biological products
A08536Adds a representative of women's health service providers on the public health and health planning council
A08641Directs the commissioner of health and commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to conduct a study of the delivery of services to individuals with traumatic brain injury
A08761Relates to assessments of the need for home health services
A08832Relates to establishing a list of emerging contaminants
A08833Relates to expenses for potable water testing
A08834Relates to applications for certain hospital projects
A08835Relates to accreditation, approval, and operation of midwifery birth centers
A08836Relates to the screening of newborns for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
A08837Relates to source plasma donation centers
A08838Provides for pharmacy benefit management and the procurement of prescription drugs at a negotiated rate for dispensation
A08876Relates to standing orders in hospitals
A09023Relates to independent assessment of person-centered service plans for long term care assistance; repealer
A09093Relates to permitting midwives and physician assistants to certify the cause of death on a fetal death certificate
A09148Relates to home care services and to rates of reimbursement under medicaid for home care services
A09165Protects access to pharmacy services
A09245Expands eligibility for the medicare savings program
A09288Relates to the provision of services by school-based health centers
A09289Requires periodic reviews of pending applications for material change in the coverage status of certain matters relative to new health technology assessment or medical evidence
A09293Establishes a specialized health home program to serve certain individuals with physical disabilities
A09294Relates to eligibility for medical assistance for infants up to age three
A09297Relates to competitive bidding requirements for certain contracts providing health related services
A09397Relates to enrollment in medical assistance programs for incarcerated individuals
A09442Relates to notification of changes to the model contract with managed care providers under the medical assistance program
A09467Modifies the definition of telehealth provider
A09542Establishes a state-level program of all-inclusive care for the elderly
A09604Relates to permitting certain runaways or homeless youth who are receiving crisis or support services to consent to medical, dental, health and hospital services
A09884Relates to a uniform ambulance assessment fee
A09944Relates to reimbursement of certain transportation costs under medicaid
A09963Relates to authorizing certain minors to consent to medical, dental, health, mental health or hospital services
A09974Requires general hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke
A09987Relates to the expungement of syringe convictions
A10031Establishes a quality incentive program for managed care providers
A10033Expands the definition of safety-net providers
A10034Relates to the empire state film production credit

Prime-Sponsored Legislation, Introduced by Rules on Behalf of the Member:

A10310Grants retroactive eligibility to apply for enhanced Tier 3 status to former New York City police officer Mark Rivera

Co-Sponsored Legislation:
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A00876   A00884   A00887   A00911   A00913   A00914   A00918   A00919   A00921   A00922   A00923   A00928   A00934   A00944   A00948   A00992   A01000   A01001   A01006   A01007   A01010   A01026   A01033   A01041   A01044   A01067   A01086   A01088   A01090   A01100   A01115   A01125   A01127   A01139   A01150   A01158   A01161   A01166   A01168   A01171   A01176   A01180   A01184   A01189   A01194   A01201   A01209   A01221   A01231   A01236   A01246   A01257   A01266   A01274   A01290   A01294   A01303   A01309   A01325   A01326   A01327   A01357   A01358   A01382   A01384   A01413   A01436   A01443   A01450   A01458   A01461   A01463   A01466   A01471   A01475   A01476   A01490   A01514   A01518   A01530   A01540   A01548   A01552   A01560   A01564   A01583   A01584   A01593   A01603   A01605   A01613   A01643   A01659   A01660   A01703   A01730   A01743   A01745   A01777   A01788   A01812   A01814   A01819   A01828   A01831   A01832   A01835   A01862   A01864   A01865   A01866   A01869   A01871   A01880   A01898   A01917   A01922   A01923   A01932   A01938   A01951   A01961   A01963   A01980   A01981   A01988   A01997   A02020   A02021   A02022   A02035   A02042   A02045   A02047   A02057   A02058   A02071   A02079   A02083   A02099   A02103   A02109   A02110   A02124   A02128   A02134   A02138   A02142   A02143   A02148   A02151   A02155   A02160   A02178   A02189   A02191   A02192   A02193   A02198   A02220   A02244   A02246   A02249   A02271   A02272   A02289   A02292   A02299   A02307   A02308   A02311   A02314   A02322   A02328   A02336   A02348   A02352   A02358   A02361   A02383   A02386   A02409   A02411   A02412   A02422   A02428   A02430   A02432   A02464   A02466   A02483   A02495   A02503   A02519   A02521   A02533   A02535   A02536   A02540   A02563   A02578   A02583   A02585   A02589   A02613   A02617   A02620   A02634   A02662   A02682   A02683   A03023   A03029   A03031   A03033   A03040   A03042   A03044   A03052   A03055   A03057   A03063   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A05476   A05480   A05488   A05499   A05508   A05517   A05542   A05546   A05557   A05559   A05573   A05579   A05653   A05668   A05695   A05696   A05701   A05720   A05728   A05734   A05736   A05740   A05746   A05750   A05770   A05773   A05776   A05778   A05801   A05839   A05843   A05897   A05920   A05948   A05969   A05971   A05976   A05984   A06001   A06012   A06013   A06032   A06054   A06083   A06112   A06123   A06125   A06150   A06171   A06172   A06173   A06188   A06251   A06256   A06257   A06262   A06268   A06271   A06300   A06316   A06331   A06361   A06370   A06399   A06407   A06416   A06417   A06463   A06467   A06487   A06493   A06529   A06534   A06589   A06608   A06616   A06646   A06652   A06657   A06673   A06678   A06680   A06681   A06684   A06685   A06699   A06705   A06717   A06728   A06738   A06754   A06761   A06792   A06801   A06813   A06822   A06829   A06838   A06872   A06881   A06882   A06893   A06899   A06913   A06938   A06943   A06954   A06967   A06997   A07001   A07006   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Co-Sponsored Legislation, Introduced by Rules on Behalf of the Member:
A10148   A10184   A10185   A10203   A10232   A10365   A10372   A10438   A10439   A10468  

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