May 31, 2024 News Headlines

This week the following bills passed both houses:

• EMS blood transfusion services (A.5789-A/S.6226-A)
• Family Health Care Decisions Act (A.7184-A/S.3283-A)
• Health savings account pilot program (A.9968/S.9153)
• Down syndrome diagnosis awareness (A.4138-A/S.593-A)
• Epinephrine auto-injectors coverage (A.6425-A/S.7114-A)
• Organ and tissue donor registration (A.8275-A/S.2739-A)
• Shared pharmacy services (A.9729/S.9186)
• Medicare savings program application (A.7570/S.8650)

Please see our summary chart for a complete list of bills of interest that have passed both houses during the 2024 legislative session.

HANYS submitted comments to CMS on three Medicare proposed rules: Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS; and Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS.

This week’s update includes the adoption of regulations on general misconduct provisions, histotechnologist licensure requirements and licensure and education requirements for license-qualifying education programs. Stay up to date with HANYS’ regulatory chart.

There's one week left to register online for this not-to-be-missed conference! Join us in Saratoga June 19-21 where we’ll cover major healthcare focus areas including the public perception of hospitals, artificial intelligence, health equity and workforce challenges.

Burnout and the brain: An introduction to cognitive and organizational ergonomics
June 4

Common claims against physicians: A specialty review
June 5

Microsoft Excel for healthcare professionals
June 5-6

Changes to the Hospital Financial Assistance Law
June 6

Myths and medicine: Evolving from eminence to evidence-based medicine
June 6

First-year wrap-up: 3 essential HEIA takeaways
June 11

Leading through change
June 12

Government relations update series
June 14

Staying SPARCS compliant as an ASC
June 18

Collaborating to mitigate risk and improve access
June 18

HANYS’ 55th Annual Membership Conference
June 19-21