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Assembly Bill A6179

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires hospitals to offer information about an anti-viral prophylaxis to high-risk infants for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus

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2015-A6179 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2805-x, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10018
2013-2014: A4912
2017-2018: A1389

2015-A6179 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires hospitals to offer information about an anti-viral prophylaxis to high-risk infants for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus.

2015-A6179 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6179

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RUSSELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring  general
  hospitals  to  offer  information  about  an anti-viral prophylaxis to
  high-risk infants for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus

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

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
2805-x to read as follows:
  S 2805-X. PREVENTION  OF  RESPIRATORY  SYNCYTIAL  VIRUS  IN  PREMATURE
INFANTS.  IT  SHALL  BE  THE DUTY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OR OTHER
DESIGNATED PERSON AT EACH FACILITY LICENSED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  ARTICLE
CARING  FOR  NEWBORN INFANTS TO OFFER TO THE PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION
TO A PREMATURE INFANT OR CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF  TWO  AND  AT  RISK  FOR
RESPIRATORY  SYNCYTIAL  VIRUS U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION INFORMA-
TION ABOUT APPROVED  MEDICATION  FOR  THE  PROPHYLAXIS  FOR  RESPIRATORY
SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) FOR SAID INFANT OR CHILD.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09854-01-5

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