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(6) low In 2002, the Department will continue its efforts to meet the increased needs of the Universal Pre-Kindergarten Ith care Program, which mandates that all four-year-old children in New York State have the opportunity to access pre­ ! health kindergarten services. The Department expects to issue an additional 1,000 group day care permits and to maintain contacts with a total of 19,720 day care facilities. With funding from the State, the Department will increase the sample of family day care and group family day care facilities that it inspects from 10 percent to 20 percent in ry and calendar year 2001. ; ! n, with / sion of Regulatory and Environmental Health Services ;, case 02 and The Department is prepared to respond 24 hours a day to radiological, chemical, hazardous material, and ; direct food-borne illness.emergencies. ; ; eferor In 2002, with support from the New York State Department of Health, the Department will enhance its drinking water monitoring program to ensure the safety of the drinking water supply.-' This enhancement will include blicize intensive oversight of the New York City Department of,Environmental Protection’s water main replacement 3 wish activities, plans for modifications of plant operations, biological and heavy metal monitoring programs, and cross- spitals connection control activities. The Department will also enhance its monitoring for bacterial pathogens in drinking rvices. water at consumer access points. :ntthe ; In 2002, the Department plans to conduct 23,600 initial restaurant inspeptions. The Department will continue to conduct inspections of food service establishments in the evenings and on weekends, enabling the Department about to enforce the Smoke-Free Air Act and to maintain a consistent presence in establishments that operate during jed of nbntraditional business hours. The results of the Department’s restaurant inspections will continue to be accessible irious by the public through NYC Link.

In 2002, the Department will continue to implement the Enhanced Pest Control Program, which identifies of 6.8 strategic geographic areas with rodent, problems and develops customized plans to address rodent infestation. toods These areas are identified through complaints from citizens, elected officials, and community boards, or by the acted Department based on the results of inspections and/or information about known chronic problem areas. Site­ poor specific plans' are developed and implemented within an appropriate time frame after the identification of critical /ithin geographic areas. In 2002, the Department anticipates making 16,000 inspections in response to complaints. lation I of a Health Care Access ment j This division is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring various initiatives for expanding : the availability of critical health services. igh a The Division of Health Care Access oversees New York City’s Medicaid managed care program in conjunction , with the New York City Human Resources Administration and the New York State Department of Health. ment Mandatory enrollment of Medicaid clients began in August 1999 into the Phase 1 neighborhoods of South reate I Brooklyn, Southern Manhattan, and Staten Island. Mandatory enrollment in the Phase 2 neighborhoods of with ! Northern Bronx and Northeast and Central Queens will begin in early spring 2001. The Department will continue m of , to execute contracts and contract amendments with Medicaid managed care plans and enforce the terras and ;ater conditions of managed care contracts. The Department will work with the State Department of Health and the tn in New York State AIDS Institute to develop HIV Special Needs Plans (SNPs) for Medicaid recipients with ition HIV/AIDS. Enrollment into HIV SNPs is expected to begin in 2001. th^t The Department has also been working toward reducing barriers to health insurance coverage. The HealthPass program, which began in 2000 and is administered by the New York Health Purchasing Alliance, will continue in 2002 and will enable businesses with 50 or fewer employees to offer their staff a choice of health insurance plans and benefit options.

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