Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 23, 2024 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.229 substituted for a6168a |
Jan 23, 2024 |
substituted by s5992a |
Jan 18, 2024 |
advanced to third reading cal.229 |
Jan 17, 2024 |
reported |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to health |
May 18, 2023 |
print number 6168a |
May 18, 2023 |
amend (t) and recommit to health |
Apr 03, 2023 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A6168A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SOLAGES
Current Bill Status Via S5992 - Passed Assembly
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2023-A6168 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5992
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2500-m, Pub Health L
2023-A6168 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6168 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 3, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to permitting expect- ing and new mothers' access to their doulas and requiring maternal health care facilities provide a directory of available doulas THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2500-l to read as follows: § 2500-L. ACCESS TO DOULAS. 1. WHEN A PERSON IS ADMITTED TO A MATERNAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY FOR DELIVERY AND/OR INPATIENT CARE POST-DELIVERY, SUCH PERSON MAY DESIGNATE A DOULA TO HAVE ACCESS TO SUCH PERSON AND SUCH PERSON'S NEWBORN INFANTS. THE MATERNAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY SHALL NOT DENY SUCH PERSON ACCESS TO SUCH PERSON'S DESIGNATED DOULA NOR SHALL A MATERNAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY DENY A DESIGNATED DOULA ACCESS TO SUCH PERSON OR SUCH PERSON'S NEWBORN INFANT REGARDLESS OF WHERE SUCH PERSON OR SUCH PERSON'S NEWBORN INFANT IS IN THE MATERNAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "MATERNAL HEALTH CARE FACILI- TY" SHALL MEAN A HOSPITAL OR FREESTANDING BIRTHING CENTER PROVIDING PERINATAL SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAP- TER AND APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. 2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE ALL MATERNAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO INCLUDE A DIRECTORY OF PRACTICING DOULAS ON THEIR WEBSITES. SUCH DIREC- TORY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, CONTACT INFORMATION, ANY CREDENTIALS HELD, LANGUAGES SPOKEN, INSURANCE ACCEPTED, AND SERVICES PROVIDED. THE INFORMATION SHALL BE: (A) POSTED ON THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE AS A PRINTABLE FILE; (B) AVAILABLE IN EACH PATIENT WAITING ROOM AS A PRINTED DELIVERABLE; AND (C) WRITTEN IN LAYPERSON'S LANGUAGE AND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND THE SIX MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY INDIVID- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10180-02-3
co-Sponsors
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
Nader Sayegh
Steven Otis
Angelo Santabarbara
2023-A6168A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5992
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2500-m, Pub Health L
2023-A6168A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6168--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 3, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- 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 permitting expect- ing and new mothers' access to their doulas THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2500-m to read as follows: § 2500-M. ACCESS TO DOULAS. WHEN A PERSON IS ADMITTED TO A MATERNAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY FOR DELIVERY AND/OR INPATIENT CARE POST-DELIVERY, SUCH PERSON MAY DESIGNATE A DOULA TO HAVE ACCESS TO SUCH PERSON. THE MATERNAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY SHALL NOT DENY SUCH PERSON ACCESS TO SUCH PERSON'S DESIGNATED DOULA. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "MATERNAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY" SHALL MEAN A HOSPITAL OR FREESTANDING BIRTHING CENTER PROVIDING PERINATAL SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER AND APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10180-04-3
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