by Dan DeMarle | Mar 17, 2024 | Disability, Health Care
The DOJ outlines specific standards that hospitals and clinics must satisfy to meet the accessibility and healthcare needs of disabled patients.https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2024/01/17/feds-move-to-enforce-accessibility-standards-for-medical-equipment/30697/
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 7, 2024 | Health Care, Immigration, Medicine
Newly arrived immigrant students are entitled to immediate enrollment and attendance regardless of the availability of immunization records. Per Public Health Law §2164(7)(a), schools may allow students from other states or countries to attend school for up to 30...
by Dan DeMarle | Sep 1, 2023 | Exercise/health, Health Care, Health/Healthy Life Styles, Uncategorized
The Department has developed new guidance, Immunization Guidelines for Schools, which is based on an older version that was available prior to 2018. The guidelines provide direction to schools on how to ensure their students are meeting the immunization...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 19, 2023 | Disability, Health Care, Medicaid, Medicaid, Uncategorized
Caregiver payments that expanded during pandemic are now in flux Tom Murphy and Amanda Seitz ASSOCIATED PRESS Nathan Hill started receiving $12.75 an hour from a state Medicaid program to help care for his severely disabled son during the pandemic, money he said...
by Dan DeMarle | May 15, 2023 | Dental Care
Change expands dental coverage for 5M people Jake Offenhartz – ASSOCIATED PRESS – in the D&C on 5/3/23 NEW YORK – For millions of low-income New Yorkers, access to routine dental care has long hinged on whether or not they still have eight crucial...
by Dan DeMarle | May 1, 2023 | Autism, Health Care, Professional Services
Individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities are at higher risk of severe behaviors, but families are often unable to access treatments. A new guide is designed to change that. Read More > Click here to see the guide