Senate Bill S5857

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes protocols for the handling of stillbirths by healthcare facilities and establishing a stillbirth research database

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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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2021-S5857 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7515
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§206 & 201, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7438, A9330
2017-2018: S1334, A505
2019-2020: S2810, A3375
2023-2024: S2874

2021-S5857 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes protocols for stillbirths and a stillbirth research database.

2021-S5857 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5857 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5857
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public  health  law,  in  relation  to  establishing
   protocols for the handling of stillbirths by healthcare facilities and
   establishing a stillbirth research database

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 31 to read as follows:
   31. (A) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF
 MEDICAL  EXAMINERS,  THE  NEW YORK BOARD OF NURSING, THE STATE BOARD FOR
 PSYCHOLOGY, AND THE STATE BOARD  FOR  SOCIAL  WORK,  SHALL  DEVELOP  AND
 PRESCRIBE  BY  REGULATION  COMPREHENSIVE  POLICIES  AND PROCEDURES TO BE
 FOLLOWED BY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES THAT  PROVIDE  BIRTHING  AND  NEWBORN
 CARE SERVICES IN THE STATE WHEN A STILLBIRTH OCCURS.
   (B)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL REQUIRE AS A CONDITION OF LICENSURE THAT
 EACH HEALTH CARE FACILITY  IN  THE  STATE  THAT  PROVIDES  BIRTHING  AND
 NEWBORN  CARE  SERVICES ADHERE TO THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED
 IN THIS SUBDIVISION. THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES  SHALL  INCLUDE,  AT  A
 MINIMUM:
   (I)  PROTOCOLS  FOR ASSIGNING PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY TO ONE PHYSICIAN,
 WHO SHALL COMMUNICATE THE CONDITION OF THE FETUS TO THE MOTHER AND FAMI-
 LY, AND INFORM AND COORDINATE STAFF TO ASSIST WITH LABOR, DELIVERY,  AND
 POSTMORTEM PROCEDURES;
   (II)  GUIDELINES TO ASSESS A FAMILY'S LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE
 REGARDING THE STILLBIRTH;
   (III) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BEREAVEMENT CHECKLIST,  AND  AN  INFORMA-
 TIONAL  PAMPHLET  TO BE GIVEN TO A FAMILY EXPERIENCING A STILLBIRTH THAT
 INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT FUNERAL AND CREMATION OPTIONS;
   (IV) PROVISION OF ONE-ON-ONE NURSING CARE  FOR  THE  DURATION  OF  THE
 MOTHER'S STAY AT THE FACILITY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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