Makes it unlawful for a person under the age of 21 to possess tobacco or vaping products; provides for a fine not exceeding fifty dollars and/or completion of a tobacco awareness program.
Provides for the designation by a general hospital of persons to identify infectious disease processes, conduct surveillance and epidemiologic investigations, and develop plans to prevent and control the transmission of infectious agents within general hospitals.
Establishes temporary health care staffing agencies to assist qualified health care professionals to find temporary employment at health care facilities.
Limits the off label use of antipsychotic drugs with black box warnings on elderly patients with dementia; provides for professional misconduct for any health care professional who uses such drug on such patient.
Relates to creating the health emergency response data system, which collects information and statistical data relating to public health emergencies in order to assist the department of health, other government entities, health care providers, and the public in understanding and responding to public health emergencies.
Directs the department of health to conduct a study relating to opening a new hospital in southeast Queens; requires the department of health to deliver a copy of the findings of the study conducted and any legislative recommendations to the governor and the legislature.
Requires a parent, guardian or person in a parental relation to a child under the age of eighteen to be physically present when any immunization is administered to such child.
Provides for the review of the criminal history information of prospective residents of nursing homes by the department of health to determine whether such prospective resident has a prior sex offense conviction or a recent completion of the sentence for a criminal conviction; requires in any such case information on such conviction shall be disclosed to the nursing home.
Requires a personal use pharmaceutical disposal system be provided to the ultimate user at the time of dispensing a prescribed controlled substance; requires county health departments to provide such disposal systems at no cost to pharmacies.
Relates to regulation of the billing by general hospitals and the distribution of funds from the general hospital indigent care pool; requires use of a uniform application form and policy.
Relates to allowing a nursing home patient to install, operate and maintain, at his or her own expense, an electronic monitoring device or connected device in his or her room.
Relates to the provision of patient health information and medical records; expands the definition of medical records to include all health related records; prohibits fees for providing certain records.