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Assembly Bill A9701

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring maternity patients and the other parent of a newborn child to be educated in safe sleeping practices

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2013-A9701 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2803-j, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A2700

2013-A9701 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring maternity patients and the other parent of a newborn child to be educated in safe sleeping practices.

2013-A9701 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9701

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 16, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, LUPARDO, HEVESI -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  requiring  hospi-
  tals  and  birth  centers  to request each maternity patient and other
  parent of a newborn to view a  video  presentation  on  safe  sleeping
  practices for newborns

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 2803-j of the public  health  law,  as  amended  by
chapter  62  of the laws of 1996, is amended by adding a new subdivision
1-d to read as follows:
  1-D. THE INFORMATIONAL LEAFLET SHALL ALSO INCLUDE  AN  EXPLANATION  OF
UNSAFE  SLEEPING  PRACTICES  INCLUDING  THE POTENTIAL FATAL CONSEQUENCES
FROM SUCH UNSAFE SLEEPING PRACTICES AND RECOMMENDED SAFE SLEEPING  PRAC-
TICES.  THE  LEAFLET  SHALL  INCLUDE STATISTICS CONCERNING THE NUMBER OF
DEATHS OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN EACH YEAR SUSPECTED OR KNOWN TO BE CAUSED
BY UNSAFE SLEEPING PRACTICES. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CAUSE A  SUFFICIENT
NUMBER OF SUCH LEAFLETS TO BE PRODUCED TO ALLOW PARENTS OF NEWBORN CHIL-
DREN  TO TAKE A LEAFLET HOME WITH THEM. THE LEAFLET SHALL BE MADE AVAIL-
ABLE IN LANGUAGES BEST DESIGNED TO CONVEY THE INFORMATION TO THE PARENTS
WHO RECEIVE MATERNITY RELATED SERVICES  AT  SUCH  HOSPITAL  OR  BIRTHING
CENTER.
  S 2. Section 2803-j of the public health law, as amended by chapter 62
of the laws of 1996, is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as
follows:
  7.  EVERY  HOSPITAL AND BIRTH CENTER SHALL REQUEST THAT EACH MATERNITY
PATIENT AND OTHER PARENT, IF AVAILABLE, OF A NEWBORN CHILD, VIEW A VIDEO
PRESENTATION, APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, ON UNSAFE SLEEPING PRACTICES
INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  THE  DANGERS  OF  CO-SLEEPING  WITH  A
NEWBORN,  INFANT  OR  CHILD,  THE POTENTIAL FATAL CONSEQUENCES FROM SUCH
UNSAFE SLEEPING PRACTICES AND RECOMMENDED SAFE SLEEPING  PRACTICES.  THE
VIDEO  SHALL  INCLUDE  STATISTICS  CONCERNING  THE  NUMBER  OF DEATHS OF
INFANTS AND CHILDREN EACH YEAR SUSPECTED OR KNOWN TO BE CAUSED BY UNSAFE
SLEEPING PRACTICES. AFTER VIEWING SUCH  A  VIDEO  PRESENTATION  OR  UPON

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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