Limits the calculation of increases in income limiting eligibility under the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage to one subsequent calendar year.
Provides that a veteran seeking a housing loan under chapter 37 of title 38 of the United States Code be offered loan counseling services by a counselor certified by the United States department of housing and urban development under Part 214 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations prior to the processing of such application by a banking institution or mortgage lender and that the department of veterans' services shall promulgate regulations to ensure that no conflicts of interest exist between counselors and mortgage companies.
Requires primary care physicians to post certain information detailing how parents or guardians of infants and children can subscribe to the United States consumer product safety commission's e-mail subscription lists.
Prohibits agreements between employers that directly restrict the current or future employment of any employee; allows for a cause of action against employers who engage in such agreements.
Requires hospitals to provide language assistance services to a patient or a patient's assistant for communication of clinical and other information, including but not limited to health care, billing and making appointments, to ensure effective communication; provides that such interpreter may be a qualified interpreter, volunteer or medical personnel at such hospital; provides for such services to be available at all locations during all times that patient care is available; provides that translations of frequently used forms essential to a patient's care and treatment be available in all of the hospital's primary languages; provides for training of those providing interpretation services; requires the hospital to submit to the commissioner an annual report assessing compliance; defines primary language and patient visits.