New York A 4787: Relates to the health care and mental hygiene worker bonuses

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A04787 Summary:

BILL NOA04787 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07016

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SPONSORBrown E

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COSPNSRBeephan, Hawley, Angelino

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §367-w, Soc Serv L

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Includes any parent or parent of a minor who cares for such minor child with an intellectual or developmental disability within the health care and mental hygiene worker bonuses.

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BILL NOA04787 

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02/06/2025referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4787

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN, BEEPHAN, HAWLEY, ANGELINO -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the health care
 and mental hygiene worker bonuses

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 367-w of the
 2 social services law, as added by section 1 of part ZZ of chapter 56 of
 3 the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (a) "Employee" means certain front line health care and mental hygiene
 5 practitioners, technicians, assistants and aides that provide hands on
 6 health or care services to individuals, without regard to whether the
 7 person works full-time, part-time, on a salaried, hourly, or temporary
 8 basis, or as an independent contractor, that received an annualized base
 9 salary of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars or less, to include:
 10 (i) [Physician] physician assistants, dental hygienists, dental
 11 assistants, psychiatric aides, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, phys-
 12 ical therapists, physical therapy assistants, physical therapy aides,
 13 occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, occupational
 14 therapy aides, speech-language pathologists, respiratory therapists,
 15 exercise physiologists, recreational therapists, all other therapists,
 16 orthotists, prosthetists, clinical laboratory technologists and techni-
 17 cians, diagnostic medical sonographers, nuclear medicine technologists,
 18 radiologic technologists, magnetic resonance imaging technologists,
 19 ophthalmic medical technicians, radiation therapists, dietetic techni-
 20 cians, cardiovascular technologists and technicians, certified first
 21 responders, emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical
 22 technicians, paramedics, surgical technologists, all other health tech-
 23 nologists and technicians, orderlies, medical assistants, phlebotomists,
 24 all other health care support workers, nurse anesthetists, nurse

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04731-01-5

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 1 midwives, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, nursing assistants,
 2 and licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses;
 3 (ii) to the extent not already included in subparagraph (i) of this
 4 paragraph, staff who perform functions as described in the consolidated
 5 fiscal report (CFR) manual with respect to the following title codes:
 6 Mental Hygiene Worker;
 7 Residence/Site Worker;
 8 Counselor (OMH);
 9 Manager (OMH);
 10 Senior Counselor (OMH);
 11 Supervisor (OMH);
 12 Developmental Disabilities Specialist QIDP - Direct Care (OPWDD);
 13 Certified Recovery Peer Advocate;
 14 Peer Professional - Non-CRPA (OASAS Only);
 15 Job Coach/Employment Specialist (OMH and OPWDD);
 16 Peer Specialist (OMH);
 17 Counselor - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (CASAC);
 18 Counseling Aide/Assistant - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse;
 19 Other Direct Care Staff;
 20 Case Manager;
 21 Counselor - Rehabilitation;
 22 Developmental Disabilities Specialist/Habilitation Specialist QIDP -
 23 Clinical (OPWDD);
 24 Emergency Medical Technician;
 25 Intensive Case Manager (OMH);
 26 Intensive Case Manager/Coordinator (OMH);
 27 Nurse - Licensed Practical;
 28 Nurse - Registered;
 29 Psychologist (Licensed);
 30 Psychologist (Master's Level)/Behavioral Specialist;
 31 Psychology Worker/Oth