§ 367-w. Health care and mental hygiene worker bonuses. 1. Purpose and\nintent. New York's essential front line health care and mental hygiene\nworkers have seen us through a once-in-a-century public health crisis\nand turned our state into a model for battling and beating COVID-19. To\nattract talented people into the profession at a time of such\nsignificant strain while also retaining those who have been working so\ntirelessly these past two years, we must recognize the efforts of our\nhealth care and mental hygiene workforce and reward them financially for\ntheir service.\n To do that, the commissioner of health is hereby directed to seek\nfederal approvals as applicable, and, subject to federal financial\nparticipation, to support with federal and state funding bonuses to be\nmade available during the state fiscal year of 2023 to recruit, retain,\nand reward health care and mental hygiene workers.\n 2. Definitions. As used in this section, the term:\n (a) "Employee" means certain front line health care and mental hygiene\npractitioners, technicians, assistants and aides that provide hands on\nhealth or care services to individuals, without regard to whether the\nperson works full-time, part-time, on a salaried, hourly, or temporary\nbasis, or as an independent contractor, that received an annualized base\nsalary of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars or less, to include:\n (i) Physician assistants, dental hygienists, dental assistants,\npsychiatric aides, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physical\ntherapists, physical therapy assistants, physical therapy aides,\noccupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, occupational\ntherapy aides, speech-language pathologists, respiratory therapists,\nexercise physiologists, recreational therapists, all other therapists,\northotists, prosthetists, clinical laboratory technologists and\ntechnicians, diagnostic medical sonographers, nuclear medicine\ntechnologists, radiologic technologists, magnetic resonance imaging\ntechnologists, ophthalmic medical technicians, radiation therapists,\ndietetic technicians, cardiovascular technologists and technicians,\ncertified first responders, emergency medical technicians, advanced\nemergency medical technicians, paramedics, surgical technologists, all\nother health technologists and technicians, orderlies, medical\nassistants, phlebotomists, all other health care support workers, nurse\nanesthetists, nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, registered nurses,\nnursing assistants, and licensed practical and licensed vocational\nnurses;\n (ii) to the extent not already included in subparagraph (i) of this\nparagraph, staff who perform functions as described in the consolidated\nfiscal report (CFR) manual with respect to the following title codes:\n Mental Hygiene Worker;\n Residence/Site Worker;\n Counselor (OMH);\n Manager (OMH);\n Senior Counselor (OMH);\n Supervisor (OMH);\n Developmental Disabilities Specialist QIDP - Direct Care (OPWDD);\n Certified Recovery Peer Advocate;\n Peer Professional - Non-CRPA (OASAS Only);\n Job Coach/Employment Specialist (OMH and OPWDD);\n Peer Specialist (OMH);\n Counselor - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (CASAC);\n Counseling Aide/Assistant - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse;\n Other Direct Care Staff;\n Case Manager;\n Counselor - Rehabilitation;\n Developmental Disabilities Specialist/Habilitation Specialist QIDP -\nClinical (OPWDD);\n Emergency Medical Technician;\n Intensive Case Manager (OMH);\n Intensive Case Manager/Coordinator (OMH);\n Nurse - Licensed Practical;\n Nurse - Registered;\n Psychologist (Licensed);\n Psychologist (Master's Level)/Behavioral Specialist;\n Psychology Worker/Other Behavioral Worker;\n Social Worker - Licensed (LMSW, LCSW);\n Social Worker - Master's Level (MSW);\n Licensed Mental Health Counselor (OASAS, OMH, OCFS);\n Licensed Psychoanalyst (OMH);\n Therapist - Recreation;\n Therapist - Activity/Creative Arts;\n Therapist - Occ
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