Senate Bill S4637A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires information on possible complications from pregnancy that can lead to death

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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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2019-S4637 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2957
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2803-j & 2803-n, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S7622, A9733

2019-S4637 - Summary

Requires information on possible complications from pregnancy that can lead to death; requires screenings and referrals for serious threats to life after pregnancy.

2019-S4637 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4637 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4637
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing informa-
   tion on possible complications from  pregnancy;  and  in  relation  to
   screenings and referrals for serious threats to life after pregnancy

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1-b of section 2803-j of the public health law,
 as amended by chapter 199 of the laws of 2014, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1-b. The informational leaflet shall also include information relating
 to  the  physical  and  mental  health  of  the  maternity patient after
 discharge from the hospital, including, but not limited to,  information
 about maternal depression AND INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS FROM
 PREGNANCY  THAT  CAN  LEAD TO DEATH.  The commissioner, in collaboration
 with the commissioner of mental health,  shall  review  and  update  the
 information  on  maternal depression contained in the leaflet, as neces-
 sary. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION  WITH  OFFICIAL  BOARDS  IN  THE
 STATE  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  REVIEWING  AND INVESTIGATING CAUSES OF MATERNAL
 MORTALITY, SHALL REVIEW AND UPDATE THE INFORMATION ON  POSSIBLE  COMPLI-
 CATIONS  FROM PREGNANCY THAT CAN LEAD TO DEATH, AS NECESSARY. The infor-
 mational leaflets shall be made available to patients  in  the  top  six
 languages  spoken  in  the  state,  other than English, according to the
 latest available data from the United States Census Bureau.
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2803-n  of  the  public
 health law, as amended by chapter 199 of the laws of 2014, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (b)  Maternity  care shall also include, at minimum, parent education,
 assistance and training in breast or bottle feeding, education on mater-
 nal depression, education on maternal depression  screening  and  refer-
 rals,  INCLUDING SCREENINGS AND REFERRALS TO IDENTIFY CONDITIONS IDENTI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-S4637A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2957
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2803-j & 2803-n, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S7622, A9733

2019-S4637A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires information on possible complications from pregnancy that can lead to death; requires screenings and referrals for serious threats to life after pregnancy.

2019-S4637A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4637A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4637--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Women's  Issues  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing informa-
   tion on possible complications from  pregnancy;  and  in  relation  to
   screenings and referrals for serious threats to life after pregnancy
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Section 2803-j of the public  health  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 1-e to read as follows:
   1-E.  THE  INFORMATIONAL  LEAFLET  SHALL  ALSO  INCLUDE INFORMATION ON
 POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS FROM PREGNANCY THAT  CAN  ENDANGER  THE  LIFE  OR
 HEALTH  OF  THE NEWBORN OR THE MOTHER. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION
 WITH ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT  MATERNAL  MORTALITY  REVIEW  BOARDS,
 SHALL REVIEW AND UPDATE THIS INFORMATION AS NECESSARY.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2803-n of the public
 health law, as amended by chapter 199 of the laws of 2014, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (b) Maternity care shall also include, at minimum,  parent  education,
 assistance and training in breast or bottle feeding, education on mater-
 nal  depression,  education  on maternal depression screening and refer-
 rals, and the performance of any necessary OR APPROPRIATE  maternal  and
 newborn  clinical  assessments AND SCREENINGS AND APPROPRIATE REFERRALS.
 Notwithstanding this requirement, nothing in this paragraph is  intended
 to result in the hospital charging any amount for such services in addi-
 tion  to  the  applicable  charge  for  the maternity inpatient hospital
 admission.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
              

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