Senate Bill S2898

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the Chisholm Chance Act; repealer

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    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S2898 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4017
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add Art 25 Title 3 §§2560 & 2561, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7977
2021-2022: S322, A7454

2023-S2898 - Summary

Relates to the Chisholm Chance Act; creates centers of maternal and childcare services in Kings county and Bronx county to coordinate community-based organizations and community health workers to combat the maternal health crisis.

2023-S2898 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2898 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2898
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MYRIE, KRUEGER, PARKER, RAMOS, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA --
   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 the maternal
   health crisis; and to repeal title 3 of article 25 of such law  relat-
   ing to the control of midwifery

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "Chisholm
 Chance Act".
   §  2. Title 3 of article 25 of the public health law is REPEALED and a
 new title 3 is added to read as follows:
                                 TITLE III
                            CHISHOLM CHANCE ACT
 SECTION 2560. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
         2561. ADMINISTRATIVE HUB.
   § 2560. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. 1.  THE  LEGISLATURE  HEREBY  FINDS  AND
 DECLARES  THAT  SEVERE  MATERNAL MORBIDITY CONSTITUTES A MATERNAL HEALTH
 CRISIS THAT POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE  OF
 MANY  WOMEN  AND  CHILDREN. NEW YORK IS AMONG THE BOTTOM THIRD OF STATES
 FOR THE NUMBER OF WOMEN DYING, WITH WOMEN OF COLOR DYING AT A RATE THREE
 AND ONE-HALF TIMES MORE THAN OTHER WOMEN. THE HIGHEST  RATES  OF  SEVERE
 MATERNAL  MORBIDITY OCCURS IN TWO COUNTIES, KINGS AND BRONX COUNTY, WITH
 THE HIGHEST RATE OCCURRING IN NORTH AND CENTRAL BROOKLYN.
   2. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS AND DECLARES THAT A  PLAN  SHOULD  BE
 ESTABLISHED TO ADDRESS THE SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY CRISIS.
   § 2561. ADMINISTRATIVE HUB. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP, ESTABLISH
 AND  ADMINISTER A COMMUNITY LED AND OPERATED ADMINISTRATIVE HUB IN KINGS
 COUNTY AND BRONX COUNTY TO CONTRACT WITH MULTIPLE  PAYERS  IN  ORDER  TO
 COORDINATE  OUTREACH  BY SPECIALLY TRAINED COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
 AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO FIND AND ENGAGE THE HIGHEST  NEED  WOMEN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04083-02-3
              

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2023-S2898A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4017
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add Art 25 Title 3 §§2560 & 2561, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7977
2021-2022: S322, A7454

2023-S2898A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the Chisholm Chance Act; creates centers of maternal and childcare services in Kings county and Bronx county to coordinate community-based organizations and community health workers to combat the maternal health crisis.

2023-S2898A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2898A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2898--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MYRIE, KRUEGER, PARKER, RAMOS, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the  Committee  on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in
   accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health  law,  in  relation  to  the  maternal
   health  crisis  and establishing two centers of maternal and childcare
   services; and to repeal title 3 of article 25 of such law relating  to
   the control of midwifery
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "Chisholm
 Chance Act".
   §  2. Title 3 of article 25 of the public health law is REPEALED and a
 new title 3 is added to read as follows:
                                 TITLE III
                            CHISHOLM CHANCE ACT
 SECTION 2560. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
         2561. STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK CENTER OF MATERNAL AND CHILD-
               CARE SERVICES.
         2562. MONTEFIORE  MEDICAL  CENTER  OF  MATERNAL  AND   CHILDCARE
               SERVICES.
         2563. APPROPRIATIONS.
   § 2560. LEGISLATIVE  FINDINGS.  1.  THE  LEGISLATURE  HEREBY FINDS AND
 DECLARES THAT SEVERE MATERNAL  MORBIDITY  CONSTITUTES  A  PUBLIC  HEALTH
 CRISIS  THAT POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF
 MANY WOMEN AND CHILDREN. NEW YORK IS AMONG THE BOTTOM  THIRD  OF  STATES
 FOR THE NUMBER OF WOMEN DYING, WITH WOMEN OF COLOR DYING AT A RATE THREE
 AND  ONE-HALF  TIMES  MORE THAN OTHER WOMEN. THE HIGHEST RATES OF SEVERE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04083-03-4
 S. 2898--A                          2
              

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