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A7138 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7138 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 10, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to maternal depression screenings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2500-k of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: (C) "QUESTIONNAIRE" MEANS AN ASSESSMENT TOOL ADMINISTERED BY A LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, TO DETECT MATERNAL DEPRESSION SUCH AS THE EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE, THE POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SCREENING SCALE, THE BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY, THE PATIENT HEALTH QUES- TIONNAIRE, OR OTHER VALIDATED ASSESSMENT METHODS AS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER. § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 2500-k of the public health law is renumbered subdivision 4 and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows: 3. MATERNAL DEPRESSION SCREENINGS. (A) MATERNAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS PROVIDING PRENATAL CARE AT A PRENATAL VISIT SHALL INVITE EACH PREGNANT PATIENT TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE AND SHALL REVIEW THE COMPLETED QUES- TIONNAIRE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAL OPINIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS. ASSESSMENT FOR MATERNAL DEPRESSION MUST BE REPEATED WHEN, IN THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT OF THE MATERNAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, A REASONABLE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT THE PREGNANT PATIENT SUFFERS FROM MATERNAL DEPRESSION. (B) MATERNAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS PROVIDING POSTNATAL CARE TO WOMEN SHALL INVITE EACH PATIENT TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE AND SHALL REVIEW THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAL OPINIONS OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS. ASSESSMENT FOR MATERNAL DEPRESSION MUST BE REPEATED WHEN, IN THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10834-01-7