The New York State Department of Health, Division of Nursing Home and ICF/IID Surveillance is responsible for investigating complaints about resident abuse, neglect, mistreatment and incidents ...

Drug utilization review programs help to ensure that prescriptions for outpatient drugs are appropriate, medically necessary, and not likely to result in adverse medical consequences. DUR programs use ...

Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) Plan Directory Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) Plan Directory MLTC Plans Approved to Operate By County Please Note: To find information about a MLTC Plan by county, either ...

Effective August 5, 2026, Medical Aid in Dying is available to terminally ill New Yorkers with less than six months to live under Public Health Law Article 28-F. The law expands end-of-life options ...

Parents should keep track of their child's vaccination history. The only records that exist are the ones provided to parents when the vaccination is administered, and the ones in the medical record of ...

all electing TPAs and most electing monthly payors to file Public Goods Pool reports electronically for reporting periods commencing on and after July 1, 2004. designated providers of service are ...

The Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program seeks to improve the system of care for children and youth with special health care needs from birth and up to 21 years of age and their ...

The New York State Vaccines for Adults (VFA) Program provides vaccines at no cost to eligible adults. The vaccines are distributed to health care facilities that are enrolled as VFA providers. Who is ...

The New York State Environmental Facilities and Cancer Mapping project is designed to present information about cancer cases in the State as well as the location of environmental facilities. Cancer is ...

Pertussis is also called whooping cough. It is a serious lung infection caused by bacteria. It is also very contagious and causes coughing fits. Whooping cough is most serious for babies with very ...

New York State Education laws § 6527, 6801, and 6909 permit licensed pharmacists, who obtain an additional certification, to administer influenza vaccine to children between the ages of 2 and 18 years ...

Seasonal influenza is more dangerous than the common cold for children. Each year, flu places a large burden on the health and well-being of children and families. An influenza vaccination is the best ...