Senator • Democrat
Gustavo Rivera
New York • District SD-033

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Activity Summary
Bills Sponsored
23
Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):
95% Positive
Voting Pattern
Nay: 17
Other: 1
Yea: 9491
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Sponsored Bills
NY S00427•Introduced
Requires chain restaurants to display an added sugars warning next to or directly under the name of each food item with high added sugars content wherever such food item is listed on a menu, menu board, or food tag, and by any self-serve dispensing point at which such food item is dispensed.
Primary Sponsor
NY S00359•Introduced
Prohibits state-operated hospitals from suing patients for medical debt; defines "medical debt".
Primary Sponsor
NY S00056•Introduced
Establishes through the department of health a drug checking services program to allow individuals to bring drugs or controlled substances and have them tested for contaminants, toxic substances, or hazardous compounds; requires the department to establish public health surveillance of the unregulated drug supply; provides exemptions for participants in the drug checking program from certain controlled substance offenses.
Co-Sponsor
NY S00401•Introduced
Establishes the "tenant opportunity to purchase act"; prevents the displacement of middle and lower-income tenants in New York and preserves affordable housing by providing an opportunity for tenants to own or remain renters in the properties in which they reside.
Co-Sponsor
NY S00360•Engrossed
Expands the health department's review of correctional health services by including a biennial study of health care staffing at facilities operated by the department of corrections and community supervision.
Primary Sponsor
NY S00357•Introduced
Defines the practice of certified registered nurse anesthetist; requires collaboration with a licensed physician qualified to determine the need for anesthesia services; requires licensing; defines qualifications.
Co-Sponsor
NY S00354•Engrossed
Expands the healthcare services provided by telehealth.
Primary Sponsor
NY S00329•Engrossed
Relates to facilitating appellate review of rulings that implicate issues of public concern.
Co-Sponsor
NY S00550•Engrossed
Requires a caller making a report of suspected child abuse or maltreatment to the central register to leave their name and contact information; prohibits the office of children and family services from releasing information identifying a person who made such a report.
Co-Sponsor
NY S00187•Engrossed
Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requires manufacturers of products containing PFAS to provide notice of such fact to persons that offer the products for sale or distribution; provides penalties for violations.
Co-Sponsor
NY S00355•Engrossed
Relates to program eligibility for plans comparable to Medicare part D; provides for analysis of health plans by the department of health to determine whether such health plans meet or exceed the Medicare part D standard; requires the department of health, in consultation with the department of financial services, to notify prescription drug insurers of the provisions of this act.
Primary Sponsor
NY S08039•Introduced
Prohibits hospitals, health systems, and health care providers from charging facility fees that are not covered by the patient's health insurance carrier.
Primary Sponsor
NY S08096•Introduced
Prevents public employers from diminishing health insurance benefits provided to retirees and their Medicare-eligible dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their dependents by such public employer.
Co-Sponsor
NY S07981•Introduced
Relates to the performance of medical services by physician assistants; provides that a physician assistant may practice without the supervision of a physician when such physician assistant is employed by a health system or hospital and is credentialed and given privileges by such health system or hospital, or when such physician assistant is licensed, has practiced for more than six thousand hours, is practicing in primary care, and is performing certain functions.
Primary Sponsor
NY S04914•Introduced
Protects individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity, including reproductive health care and gender-affirming care, from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed by jurisdictions outside the state.
Co-Sponsor
NY S03486•Introduced
Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each hospital a list of its hospital rule-based exclusions and publish such information on the department's website.
Co-Sponsor
NY S03460•Introduced
Grants employees access to personnel records; requires notice of negative information in such records and an opportunity for a review; permits employee to include certain information in personnel records.
Co-Sponsor
NY S03358•Introduced
Provides that the submission of claims for services provided by home care agencies shall be done on forms approved by the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services.
Primary Sponsor
NY S03356•Introduced
Enacts the lab services accessibility act.
Primary Sponsor
NY S01856•Introduced
Prohibits county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility; provides that corrections officers or staff may dispense or administer medications during a medical emergency.
Primary Sponsor
NY S01030•Engrossed
Requires public-facing websites operated by political committees to contain "paid for by" language; adds such public-facing websites to the list of political communications that qualify as independent expenditures.
Co-Sponsor
NY S00845•Introduced
Prohibits drug, cannabis or alcohol testing and screening of pregnant or postpartum individuals and newborns unless the individual consents and it is within the scope of medical care, or the testing or screening is necessary for a medical emergency.
Co-Sponsor
NY S00166•Introduced
Relates to claim settlement practices when an insurer refuses to pay or is delaying payment of a settlement; provides a policyholder a private right of action against such insurer doing business in the state who has refused or delayed payment of an insurance claim.
Co-Sponsor
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