Dean Black R

Prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from taking official action as it relates to diversity, equity, & inclusion; provides penalty; authorizes cause of action against counties & municipalities, respectively, that take such action; defines "diversity, equity, & inclusion."

Prohibits contracts between certain physicians & health insurers & health maintenance organizations from specifying credit card payments to physicians as only acceptable method for payments; authorizes use of electronic funds transfers by health insurers & HMOs for payments to physicians; provides notification requirements; prohibits health insurers & HMOs from charging fees for automated clearinghouse transfers as claims payments to physicians; …

Provides additional provisions that Public Employees Relations Commission may waive for certain employee organizations; revises requirements for certification, recertification, or decertification of employee organization; removes provisions relating to revocation of certification of employee organization; provides prohibitions on public employers, their agents or representatives, or any person acting on their behalf; authorizes certain actions by public employee upon agreement between public …

Removes chapter laws relating to Nassau County Recreation & Water Conservation & Control Act; abolishes Nassau County Recreation & Water Conservation & Control District No. 1; transfers all assets & liabilities of district to Board of County Commissioners of Nassau County.

Prohibits payment adjudicators from downcoding health care services under certain circumstances; requires health insurers to ensure that their downcoding policies are updated & to ensure compliance with specified provisions on downcoding; authorizes investigations & actions against noncompliance; provides certain presumption in favor of physicians' determination regarding patients' diagnoses & service orders; provides calculations of interests on health insurers' nonpayment & …

Prohibits person from possessing open cannabis container while operating or passenger in or on motor vehicle or while seated in or on motor vehicle that is parked or stopped within road; specifies circumstances in which open cannabis container is considered to be in person's possession; provides penalties; requires DHSMV to report certain violations to DOH & requires DOH to maintain …

Prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from funding or promoting or taking official action as it relates to diversity, equity, & inclusion; prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from expending funds for diversity, equity, & inclusion offices or for diversity, equity, & inclusion officers; prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from providing or authorizing funds to be used to promote diversity, equity, & …

Authorizes health care providers & health care payors to commence civil action for certain damages & relief.

Requires DOEA to contract for development & implementation of Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative; provides requirements for initiative; provides requirements for type of entity with which department contracts; requires Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee to make certain recommendations to department & Legislature annually.