Waives certain requirements of the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children during a state of emergency declared as a result of a public health crisis, including: allowing any unused portions of any monthly allowances to carry over from month to month; increasing the amount of the monetary limit of not less than sixty percent for the purchase of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Relates to creating a nursing home resident quality and safety study to study the implementation of a globally recognized frailty index score methodology in nursing homes in New York state.
Relates to creating NYCHA-based health centers to provide basic health services for residents living on NYCHA campuses, specifically specialty care and testing for lead poisoning and mold exposure and specifically respiratory related illnesses.
Requires the commissioner of health to publish certain information relating to home care services usage on the department's website on an annual basis including the number of individuals receiving care, those that have had permanent transfers and aggregated service usage.
Establishes the home care jobs innovation program and the home care jobs innovation fund to identify, develop and support projects throughout the state designed to increase the number of individuals who become home care workers and to increase the employment retention of individuals who are employed as home care workers; provides for the granting of awards to such projects; makes an appropriation.
Provides 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 care programs.
Requires certain eligible persons or entities to acquire and possess opioid antagonists for emergency treatment of a person appearing to experience an opioid-related overdose.