| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Feb 23, 2022 | print number 4598b |
| Feb 23, 2022 | amend and recommit to health |
| Jan 05, 2022 | referred to health |
| Apr 30, 2021 | print number 4598a |
| Apr 30, 2021 | amend (t) and recommit to health |
| Feb 04, 2021 | referred to health |
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A4598 - Details
A4598 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4598
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 4, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring statis-
tics on maternal deaths and injuries by race to be included in the
informational material provided to prospective maternity patients at
all hospitals and birth centers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (m) of subdivision 2 of section 2803-j of the
public health law, as amended by chapter 431 of the laws of 2004, is
amended and a new paragraph (n) is added to read as follows:
(m) whether rooming-in is available in the facility, on the basis of
twenty-four hours a day or daytime[.];
(N) THE ANNUAL PERCENTAGE OF: MATERNAL DEATHS, BEFORE, DURING AND UP
TO SIX WEEKS AFTER CHILDBIRTH; THIRD TRIMESTER FETAL LOSSES AND STILL-
BIRTHS; HEMORRHAGE; AND INJURIES RELATED TO CHILDBIRTH INCLUDING DAMAGE
TO TISSUE AND ORGANS DURING CESAREAN BIRTH AND THIRD AND FOURTH DEGREE
TEARING. THE INFORMATION IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A
RACIAL BREAKDOWN ON ALL DATA POINTS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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A4598A - Details
A4598A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4598--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 4, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring certain
information about the facility to be included in the informational
material provided to prospective maternity patients at all hospitals
and birth centers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (m) of subdivision 2 of section 2803-j of the
public health law, as amended by chapter 431 of the laws of 2004, is
amended and six new paragraphs (n), (o), (p), (q), (r) and (s) are added
to read as follows:
(m) whether rooming-in is available in the facility, on the basis of
twenty-four hours a day or daytime[.];
(N) WHETHER THE FACILITY CONDUCTS SAFETY DRILLS TO PREPARE FOR OBSTET-
RIC EMERGENCIES;
(O) WHETHER THE FACILITY PARTICIPATES IN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITI-
ATIVES;
(P) WHETHER THE FACILITY HAS AN AGREEMENT AND POLICY TO ARRANGE FOR
EMERGENT TRANSFER OF CARE FOR CRITICALLY ILL PREGNANT PEOPLE/INFANTS TO
HIGHER LEVELS OF CARE;
(Q) WHETHER THE FACILITY HAS A WRITTEN COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT PLAN
TO REDUCE RACIAL DISPARITIES AND ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS;
(R) WHETHER THE FACILITY OFFERS, UPON PATIENT REQUEST, AN AUTOPSY FOR
STILLBIRTH; AND
(S) WHETHER THE FACILITY OFFERS BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS THAT
HAVE SUFFERED A STILLBIRTH OR THIRD TRIMESTER FETAL LOSS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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A4598B (ACTIVE) - Details
A4598B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4598--B
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 4, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the
Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring certain
information about the facility to be included in the informational
material provided to prospective maternity patients at all hospitals
and birth centers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (m) of subdivision 2 of section 2803-j of the
public health law, as amended by chapter 431 of the laws of 2004, is
amended and six new paragraphs (n), (o), (p), (q), (r) and (s) are added
to read as follows:
(m) whether rooming-in is available in the facility, on the basis of
twenty-four hours a day or daytime[.];
(N) WHETHER THE FACILITY CONDUCTS SAFETY DRILLS TO PREPARE FOR OBSTET-
RIC EMERGENCIES;
(O) WHETHER THE FACILITY PARTICIPATES IN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITI-
ATIVES;
(P) WHETHER THE FACILITY HAS AN AGREEMENT AND POLICY TO ARRANGE FOR
EMERGENT TRANSFER OF CARE FOR CRITICALLY ILL PREGNANT PEOPLE/INFANTS TO
HIGHER LEVELS OF CARE (APPLICABLE ONLY FOR THOSE FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT
THE DESIGNATED REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTER OR A QUATERNARY OR TERTIARY
CARE CENTER WITH LEVEL III-IV NICU);
(Q) WHETHER THE FACILITY HAS A WRITTEN COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT PLAN
TO REDUCE RACIAL DISPARITIES AND ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS;
(R) WHETHER THE FACILITY OFFERS, UPON PATIENT REQUEST, AN AUTOPSY FOR
STILLBIRTH; AND
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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