Establishes training and registration requirements for kidney dialysis patient care technicians; provides such training shall include clearly defined criteria for annual evaluations.
Directs the superintendent of financial services to promulgate rules and regulations limiting the use of credit scores to determine automobile insurance premiums.
Enacts the New York state excess food act which provides for mandatory donation of consumable food products; provides mandatory composting of appropriate materials; establishes the New York state excess food fund which will be funded by fines collected from violations of the New York state excess food act.
Establishes an office of special education services within the state education department to administer programs for children with disabilities to be headed by an assistant commissioner appointed by the board of regents.
Provides that prior year claims due to school districts shall be paid out of any excess settlement amount recovered by the attorney general prior to being apportioned to the general fund.
Ensures that insurers are permitted to offer loss prevention programs as long as such programs are offered to the general public and the insurer's policyholders.
Relates to reimbursement for ambulance services; requires insurers to submit payments directly to ambulance providers who are in-network or, for out-of-network ambulance providers, requires the issuance of a joint check to the insured specifying both the insured and the ambulance provider as payees.