Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 2025, as Dysautonomia Awareness Month in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National Dysautonomia Awareness Month
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026, as Pet Cruelty Awareness Month in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 2026, as Mentoring Month in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National Mentoring Month
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Month in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National Donate Life Month
Authorizes the department of health to establish a program for familial dysautonomia, Canavan's and Tay-Sachs disease screening and counseling and to provide grants and to enter into contracts with public and non-profit private entities to assist in such program; provides that participation in such program shall be voluntary and all information shall be confidential.
Adds Down syndrome to the definition of developmental disability for the purpose of making Down syndrome an automatic qualifier for Medicaid; expands the definition of developmental disability to include certain individuals below the age of ten who cannot demonstrate that their disability constitutes a substantial handicap to their ability to function in a normal society, but that have a high probability of meeting such criteria later in life; expands the definition of developmental disability to include certain individuals below the age of four.