Assembly Bill A1200

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the department of health to provide information on neonatal abstinence syndrome screening, intervention, and counseling for pregnant women

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A1200 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7061
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §266, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9096
2019-2020: A6766
2021-2022: A5764

2017-A1200 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of health to provide information on neonatal abstinence syndrome screening, intervention, and counseling for pregnant women on a department website devoted to advancing women's health initiatives.

2017-A1200 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1200
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to requiring the
   department of health to provide  information  on  neonatal  abstinence
   syndrome screening, intervention, and counseling for pregnant women on
   a department website devoted to advancing women's health initiatives
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (u) and (v) of subdivision 1 of section  266  of
 the  public health law, as added by chapter 342 of the laws of 2014, are
 amended and a new paragraph (w) is added to read as follows:
   (u) Syphilis screening for  all  pregnant  women  or  other  women  at
 increased risk; [and]
   (v)  Well-woman  visits  to obtain recommended preventive services[.];
 AND
   (W) NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME SCREENING,  INTERVENTIONS  AND  COUN-
 SELING FOR PREGNANT WOMEN.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00518-01-7

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