NY State Senate Bill 2019-S7175

Senate Bill S7175

Signed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of information on possible complications from pregnancy that can endanger the life or health of the newborn or the mother; repealer

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 17, 2020	signed chap.76 delivered to governor
Feb 05, 2020	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.386 substituted for a9133
Jan 27, 2020	referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate
Jan 13, 2020	ordered to third reading cal.99
Jan 10, 2020	referred to rules

Votes

- Jan 27, 2020 - Floor Vote
  S7175
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jan 27, 2020
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jacobs
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      excused (1)
      
      Harckham
  Jan 13, 2020 - Rules Committee Vote
  S7175
  
  18
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jan 13, 2020
      
      aye (18)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Parker
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Lanza

2019-S7175 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9133
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Rpld §2803-j, amd §266, add §2803-w, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.4637-A & A. 2957-A)

2019-S7175 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of health to develop and update information on possible complications from pregnancy that can endanger the life or health of the newborn or the mother; requires hospitals offering maternity or women's wellness services to provide information concerning pregnancy complications; and repeals certain provisions of the public health law relating to providing information on possible complications from pregnancy.

2019-S7175 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7175

SPONSOR: MONTGOMERY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the
commissioner of health to develop and update information on possible
complications from pregnancy that can endanger the life or health of the
newborn or the mother; and requiring hospitals offering maternity or
women's wellness services to provide information concerning pregnancy
complications; and to repeal certain provisions of the public health law
relating to providing information on possible complications from preg-
nancy

 
PURPOSE:

This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.
2019, c. 718.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Directs the Department to develop and update information on possible
complications from pregnancy that can endanger the life or health of the
newborn or mother and post the information on the Department's website
in each of the top six languages spoken in the State. Every hospital
that offers maternity or women's wellness services must provide the
information to pregnant patients as clinically appropriate, but prior to
discharge. Every diagnostic and treatment center that offers prenatal
care must provide this information upon the initial prenatal care visit.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Pursuant to approval memo 65 of 2019, the Executive states the informa-
tion should be provided at a more appropriate time during a woman's
pregnancy.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

Chapter amendment to Chapter 718 of 2019.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
On the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of
2019, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.4637-A and A. 2957-A
takes effect.

2019-S7175 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7175
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- 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  requiring  the
   commissioner  of  health to develop and update information on possible
   complications from pregnancy that can endanger the life or  health  of
   the  newborn or the mother; and requiring hospitals offering maternity
   or women's wellness services to provide information  concerning  preg-
   nancy  complications;  and  to repeal certain provisions of the public
   health law relating to providing information on possible complications
   from pregnancy
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1-e of section 2803-j of the public health law,
 as added by a chapter of the laws of 2019 amending the public health law
 relating  to  providing information on possible complications from preg-
 nancy; and relating to screenings and referrals for serious  threats  to
 life  after pregnancy, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.4637-A
 and A.2957-A, is REPEALED.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 266  of  the  public  health  law,  such
 section  as  added  by  chapter  342  of the laws of 2014, is renumbered
 subdivision 3 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as follows:
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP AND UPDATE AS NECESSARY  INFORMATION
 ON  POSSIBLE  COMPLICATIONS FROM PREGNANCY THAT CAN ENDANGER THE LIFE OR
 HEALTH OF THE NEWBORN OR THE MOTHER FOR PURPOSES  OF  ADVANCING  WOMEN'S
 HEALTH  INITIATIVES,  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. SUCH
 INFORMATION SHALL BE DEVELOPED IN CONSULTATION WITH ANY STATE  OR  LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW BOARDS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OR
 OTHER EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF WOMEN AND NEWBORN HEALTH. SUCH INFORMATION
 SHALL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE IN A PRINTABLE FORMAT, IN EACH OF THE TOP
 SIX  LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN THE STATE, OTHER THAN ENGLISH, ACCORDING TO THE
 LATEST AVAILABLE DATA FROM THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, TO ALLOW ALL
 GENERAL HOSPITALS,  DIAGNOSTIC  AND  TREATMENT  CENTERS,  OBSTETRICIANS,
 PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, MIDWIVES, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS PROVID-
 ING  WOMEN'S  WELLNESS  SERVICES  TO  PROVIDE  THE  INFORMATION TO THEIR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04513-04-0

 S. 7175                             2
 
 PATIENTS AS PART OF THEIR WELLNESS EDUCATION  OR  PRENATAL  CARE  ACTIV-
 ITIES.
   §  3.  The public health law is amended to add a new section 2803-w to
 read as follows:
   § 2803-W.  DISCLOSURE  OF  INFORMATION  CONCERNING  PREGNANCY  COMPLI-
 CATIONS.  EVERY HOSPITAL OFFERING MATERNITY OR WOMEN'S WELLNESS SERVICES
 SHALL PROVIDE THE INFORMATION DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO  HUNDRED
 SIXTY-SIX  OF THIS CHAPTER, AS ADDED BY CHAPTER 342 OF THE LAWS OF 2014,
 TO PREGNANT PATIENTS AS CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE, BUT PRIOR TO  DISCHARGE.
 SUCH  INFORMATION  SHALL ALSO BE PROVIDED BY EVERY DIAGNOSTIC AND TREAT-
 MENT CENTER OFFERING PRENATAL CARE SERVICES UPON  THE  INITIAL  PRENATAL
 CARE VISIT.
   §  4.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of  2019,  as  proposed  in  legislative
 bills numbers S.4637-A and A.2957-A, takes effect.

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