Senate Bill S7173

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of obstetric hemorrhage protocols

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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-S7173 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9520
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2803-n, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.4498-A & A.6962-A)

2019-S7173 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes obstetric hemorrhage protocols.

2019-S7173 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7173 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7173
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the  establishment
   of obstetric hemorrhage protocols
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of  section  2803-n  of  the
 public  health  law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending
 the public health law relating to the establishment of obstetric  hemor-
 rhage  protocols, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4498-A and
 A.  6962-A, is amended and a new subdivision  3  is  added  to  read  as
 follows:
   (c)  (i)  [The  commissioner  shall  provide  guidance to hospitals on
 obstetric hemorrhage protocols, in consultation with  clinical  experts,
 and  develop  or  identify  an  existing toolkit on obstetric hemorrhage
 management, which may include a hemorrhage care checklist   for  use  by
 hospitals  as part of the protocols and guidance on simulation training.
 The commissioner shall report to the temporary president of  the  senate
 and the speaker of the assembly on data reported to the department under
 this  paragraph  within  two years from the effective date of this para-
 graph, and every two years thereafter.
   (ii)] The hospital shall adopt, implement[,] AND  periodically  update
 [and  submit  to  the  department]  standard protocols for management of
 obstetric hemorrhage. Such protocols shall address early recognition and
 assessment[,] AND readiness to respond in a  multidisciplinary  manner[,
 and  data  reporting  to the department sufficient for the department to
 monitor and report pursuant to this  paragraph].  Such  protocols  shall
 utilize risk assessment tools such as the toolkit established or identi-
 fied  by the department under [this paragraph] SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS
 SECTION and shall include a response plan providing for the  triage  and
 transfer to higher level facilities if needed.
   (II)  THE HOSPITAL SHALL MAINTAIN AND FURNISH PROTOCOLS FOR MANAGEMENT
 OF OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH  (I)  OF  THIS
 PARAGRAPH TO THE DEPARTMENT, IMMEDIATELY UPON REQUEST.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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