Assembly Bill A6044A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the "newborn health and safe sleep pilot program"

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S3867 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A6044 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3867
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2508, Pub Health L

2017-A6044 - Summary

Establishes the "newborn health and safe sleep pilot program" within the department of health to provide baby boxes in areas of the state with high infant mortality rates or poor birth outcomes; such baby boxes shall be a safe place for infants to sleep, with a firm mattress and a fitted sheet, and include infant safe sleeping information for new parents.

2017-A6044 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6044
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 21, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMOTAS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  establishing  the
   newborn health and safety pilot program
 
   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
 2508 to read as follows:
   § 2508. NEWBORN HEALTH AND SAFETY PILOT PROGRAM. THERE SHALL BE ESTAB-
 LISHED  IN THE DEPARTMENT, BY THE COMMISSIONER, A BABY BOX PILOT PROGRAM
 DESIGNED TO REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY RATES ACROSS THE STATE.  THROUGH THE
 BABY BOX PILOT PROGRAM, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  PROVIDE  BABY  BOXES  IN
 AREAS  OF  GREATEST  NEED,  SUCH  AS  COUNTIES OR AREAS WITH HIGH INFANT
 MORTALITY RATES, OR COUNTIES OR AREAS WITH POOR BIRTH OUTCOMES. THE BABY
 BOXES SHALL BE DESIGNED TO BE A SAFE SLEEP PLACE FOR NEWBORN INFANTS AND
 SHALL BE LINED WITH A FIRM MATTRESS WITH A FITTED SHEET SUCH THAT IT CAN
 DOUBLE AS A BASSINET. BABY BOXES SHALL ALSO CONTAIN NEWBORN INFANT  CARE
 ESSENTIALS  AIMED AT PROMOTING SAFE SLEEPING PRACTICES AND OTHER METHODS
 OF REDUCING SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME, AS WELL AS ITEMS TO  ENCOURAGE
 SAFE  AND  HEALTHY  HABITS  FOR FAMILIES TRANSITIONING TO PARENTING. THE
 DEPARTMENT SHALL PURSUE AVAILABLE FUNDING OPTIONS AND  MAKE  EFFORTS  TO
 ESTABLISH  A  PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE
 SUCH CAUSES OR MANUFACTURE SUCH PRODUCTS IN  ORDER  TO  SEEK  TO  OBTAIN
 DONATIONS FOR THESE PURPOSES.
   THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE QUALITY, APPRO-
 PRIATENESS  AND  EFFECTIVENESS  OF  THE  PROGRAM AND SHALL REPORT TO THE
 LEGISLATURE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION ON THE
 PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09076-03-7

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2017-A6044A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3867
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2508, Pub Health L

2017-A6044A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "newborn health and safe sleep pilot program" within the department of health to provide baby boxes in areas of the state with high infant mortality rates or poor birth outcomes; such baby boxes shall be a safe place for infants to sleep, with a firm mattress and a fitted sheet, and include infant safe sleeping information for new parents.

2017-A6044A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6044--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 21, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SIMOTAS, PAULIN, BARNWELL, McDONALD, ROZIC --
   read once and referred to the Committee  on  Health  --  reported  and
   referred  to  the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the
   newborn health and safe sleep pilot program
 
   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
 2508 to read as follows:
   § 2508. NEWBORN HEALTH AND SAFE SLEEP PILOT PROGRAM.  THERE  SHALL  BE
 ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT, BY THE COMMISSIONER, A NEWBORN HEALTH AND
 SAFE  SLEEP  PILOT  PROGRAM  DESIGNED  TO  REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY RATES
 ACROSS THE STATE.   THROUGH THE PILOT PROGRAM,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 PROVIDE  BABY  BOXES  OR  OTHER PRODUCTS AIMED AT ENCOURAGING SAFE SLEEP
 PRACTICES AND OTHER SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME PREVENTION MEASURES  IN
 AREAS  OF  GREATEST  NEED,  SUCH  AS  COUNTIES OR AREAS WITH HIGH INFANT
 MORTALITY RATES, OR COUNTIES OR AREAS WITH POOR  BIRTH  OUTCOMES.    FOR
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "BABY BOXES" SHALL MEAN BOXES LINED WITH A
 FIRM MATTRESS AND A FITTED SHEET SUCH THAT IT CAN SERVE AS A SAFE  SLEEP
 PLACE  FOR  A  NEWBORN, AND SHALL CONTAIN NEWBORN INFANT CARE ESSENTIALS
 AIMED AT PROMOTING SAFE SLEEPING PRACTICES AND  REDUCING  SUDDEN  INFANT
 DEATH  SYNDROME,  AS  WELL AS ITEMS TO ENCOURAGE SAFE AND HEALTHY HABITS
 FOR FAMILIES TRANSITIONING TO PARENTING.  SUCH BOXES OR  OTHER  PRODUCTS
 MAY  VARY  BY REGION, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER, TO MEET THE
 NEEDS OF THE RELEVANT COMMUNITY.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PURSUE  AVAILABLE
 FUNDING  OPTIONS AND MAKE EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNER-
 SHIP WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE SUCH  CAUSES  OR  MANUFACTURE  SUCH
 PRODUCTS IN ORDER TO SEEK TO OBTAIN DONATIONS FOR THESE PURPOSES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09076-07-7

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