Assembly Bill A505

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing protocols for stillbirths and establishing a stillbirth research database

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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-A505 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1334
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§206 & 201, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9330, S7438
2019-2020: A3375, S2810
2021-2022: A7515, S5857
2023-2024: S2874

2017-A505 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing protocols for stillbirths and establishing a stillbirth research database.

2017-A505 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    505
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to establishing
   protocols for stillbirths and establishing a stillbirth research data-
   base
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 31 to read as follows:
   31.  (A)  THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE BOARD OF
 MEDICAL EXAMINERS, THE NEW YORK BOARD OF NURSING, THE  STATE  BOARD  FOR
 PSYCHOLOGY,  AND  THE  STATE  BOARD  FOR  SOCIAL WORK, SHALL DEVELOP AND
 PRESCRIBE BY REGULATION COMPREHENSIVE  POLICIES  AND  PROCEDURES  TO  BE
 FOLLOWED  BY  HEALTH  CARE  FACILITIES THAT PROVIDE BIRTHING AND NEWBORN
 CARE SERVICES IN THE STATE WHEN A STILLBIRTH OCCURS.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE AS A CONDITION  OF  LICENSURE  THAT
 EACH  HEALTH  CARE  FACILITY  IN  THE  STATE  THAT PROVIDES BIRTHING AND
 NEWBORN CARE SERVICES ADHERE TO THE POLICIES AND  PROCEDURES  PRESCRIBED
 IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION.  THE  POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SHALL INCLUDE, AT A
 MINIMUM:
   (I) PROTOCOLS FOR ASSIGNING PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY TO  ONE  PHYSICIAN,
 WHO SHALL COMMUNICATE THE CONDITION OF THE FETUS TO THE MOTHER AND FAMI-
 LY,  AND INFORM AND COORDINATE STAFF TO ASSIST WITH LABOR, DELIVERY, AND
 POSTMORTEM PROCEDURES;
   (II) GUIDELINES TO ASSESS A FAMILY'S LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND  KNOWLEDGE
 REGARDING THE STILLBIRTH;
   (III)  THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF A BEREAVEMENT CHECKLIST, AND AN INFORMA-
 TIONAL PAMPHLET TO BE GIVEN TO A FAMILY EXPERIENCING A  STILLBIRTH  THAT
 INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT FUNERAL AND CREMATION OPTIONS;
   (IV)  PROVISION  OF  ONE-ON-ONE  NURSING  CARE FOR THE DURATION OF THE
 MOTHER'S STAY AT THE FACILITY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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