Relates to the emergency use of epinephrine auto-injector devices; increases the maximum population size for counties, cities, towns and villages which are permitted to purchase, acquire, possess and use epinephrine auto-injector devices.
Includes implants, replacement dental prosthetic appliances, crowns and root canals as medically necessary dental care and services for coverage under the Medicaid program if a qualified dentist authorizes the procedures.
Establishes a statewide youth mental health and social media campaign to promote public awareness of the impacts of social media usage on mental health; requires a course of study on social media usage for all students.
Requires the health care and wellness education and outreach program of the department of health to provide information regarding pressure ulcers for consumers, patients, educators and health care providers.
Directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to study the effectiveness and accuracy of devices used to estimate blood alcohol content by law enforcement agencies.
Establishes the Take A Look medical and dental workforce employment tour pilot program which is a campaign to promote and market the health care workforce employment and career opportunities in the following economic development regions: central, north country, western, finger lakes, capital region, mohawk and southern tier.
Allows homeless youth to give effective consent to certain medical, dental, health, and hospital services; provides for insurance coverage of such health care services consented to by such youth.
Establishes a campaign to promote public awareness of the importance of good oral health, including but not limited to, the impact of oral disease, causes of oral disease and its prevention, oral health across the lifespan, the total body connection, the value of early detection and the availability of oral health services in the community.