| Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the health, mental health budget for the 2006-07 state fiscal year; relates generally to public health; health reform; directs the commissioner of health to develop statewide areas/regional benchmarks regarding racial/ethnic disparities and to develop and implement the public health leaders of tomorrow program; early intervention services; state aid for municipalities; elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program; establish a cost of living adjustment for designated human services programs; additional state payments for certain eligible individuals; allocations for worker retraining, Roswell Park, anti-tobacco program, public health programs, EPIC; excess medical malpractice, nursing home financially distressed, pharmacy, family health plus, health care efficiency and affordability law for New Yorkers; HCRA surcharges, assessments and covered lives assessment; bad debt and charity care; high need indigent care; state planning and research cooperative systems and the health care reform act pool reporting requirements; personal care services and worker recruitment and retention program; area health education centers; HCRA resources fund; establish the office of health e-links New York; implementing the state fiscal plan for the 2006-2007 state fiscal year; economically sustainable transportation; Medicaid rate or fee reimbursement for certain alcohol primary care detoxification providers; authorize the dormitory authority of the state of New York to sell certain lands in the county of Queens to the Indian Cultural and Community Center, Inc.; eliminating designation of suburban/rural comprehensive psychiatric emergency programs and to continue such programs as urban programs; extends various provisions of law relating generally to public health and mental health; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto. |
