Senate Bill S7702A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the department of health to convene a maternal health care and birthing standards workgroup

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly


  • 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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2023-S7702 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8207
Law Section:
Public Health

2023-S7702 - Summary

Requires the department of health to convene a maternal health care and birthing standards workgroup to study, evaluate and make recommendations related to the development of maternal health care and birthing standards to ensure that patients receive the highest quality of care.

2023-S7702 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7702 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7702
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEBB  --  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  establishing  a
   maternal health bill of rights
 
   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
 2803-c-2 to read as follows:
   §  2803-C-2.  MATERNAL  HEALTH  BILL OF RIGHTS. 1. A. THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL REQUIRE THAT EVERY HEALTH CARE FACILITY AND  HEALTH  CARE  PROFES-
 SIONAL  WHO COULD REASONABLY FORESEE HAVING PREGNANT PERSONS AS PATIENTS
 SHALL ADOPT AND MAKE PUBLIC THE MATERNAL  HEALTH  BILL  OF  RIGHTS,  AND
 SHALL TREAT SUCH PATIENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH BILL
 OF RIGHTS.
   B.  EACH FACILITY SHALL POST AND PROVIDE COPIES OF SUCH BILL OF RIGHTS
 AT THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT, THE TIME OF PRE-BOOKING AND AT THE  TIME  OF
 ADMISSION  TO  EACH  MATERNITY  PATIENT, AND UPON REQUEST TO THE GENERAL
 PUBLIC. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL ALSO BE PROVIDED BY EVERY DIAGNOSTIC  AND
 TREATMENT CENTER OFFERING PRENATAL AND/OR MATERNITY SERVICES.
   C. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRANSLATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO ALL FACILITIES
 THE  MATERNAL  HEALTH  BILL OF RIGHTS IN THE TEN MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH
 LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED-ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IN  NEW
 YORK STATE AS BASED ON THE MOST RECENT UNITED STATES CENSUS.
   D. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   I. "TREATMENT" SHALL MEAN ANY AND ALL KNOWN MEDICAL PROCEDURES, TESTS,
 MEDICATIONS, AND/OR CARE INDICATED AS MEDICALLY APPROPRIATE; AND
   II.  "PATIENT"  SHALL  MEAN ANY PREGNANT PERSON WHO IS A PATIENT OF OR
 RECEIVING CARE OR DIAGNOSIS BY A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL OR FACILITY.
   2. THE MATERNAL HEALTH BILL OF RIGHTS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMIT-
 ED TO THE FOLLOWING:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11862-01-3
 S. 7702                             2
              

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2023-S7702A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8207
Law Section:
Public Health

2023-S7702A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of health to convene a maternal health care and birthing standards workgroup to study, evaluate and make recommendations related to the development of maternal health care and birthing standards to ensure that patients receive the highest quality of care.

2023-S7702A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7702A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7702--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. WEBB, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted
   to the Committee on Women's Issues in accordance with Senate  Rule  6,
   sec.  8  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to require the department of health to convene a  maternal health
   care and birthing standards workgroup; and providing for the repeal of
   such provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Maternal health care and birthing standards workgroup. a.
 The commissioner of health shall convene a  workgroup  of  stakeholders,
 including but not limited to hospitals, obstetricians, midwives, doulas,
 maternal health care provider organizations; mental health care provider
 organizations;  and  any  additional  stakeholders that the commissioner
 deems necessary to study, evaluate and make recommendations  related  to
 the development of maternal health care and birthing standards to ensure
 that patients receive the highest quality of care. These recommendations
 shall  include,  but  not  be  limited  to,  standards that ensure every
 patient receives:
   (i) fair, courteous and respectful culturally competent care  free  of
 discrimination;
   (ii)  accurate and judgment-free advice and recommendations that allow
 for informed decision making and consent regarding care  and  treatment,
 including risks, benefits, outcomes and alternative procedures;
   (iii)  clear,  concise  and  easily understood information about their
 care and treatment outcomes, medical  team  and  birthing  options,  the
 policies  and  procedures  of  the  hospital  or  birthing  center,  and
 resources available to them;
   (iv) an opportunity to discuss their birthing preferences  with  their
 care team and have such preferences documented; and

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11862-02-4
              

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