NY State Senate Bill 2025-S3881

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 30, 2025	referred to health

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2025-S3881 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5529
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Rpld & add Art 25 Title 3 §§2560 - 2563, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S7977
2021-2022: S322, A7454
2023-2024: S2898, A4017

2025-S3881 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2025-S3881 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S3881

SPONSOR: MYRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the pregnant and
birthing persons health crisis and establishing two centers of pregnant
and birthing persons and childcare services; and to repeal title 3 of
article 25 of such law relating to the control of midwifery

 
PURPOSE:

To establish a plan to address the severe maternal morbidity crisis in
parts of the state.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 provides the title of the act as the "Chisholm Chance Act".

Section 2 repeals Title 3 of Article 25 of the public health law and
includes legislative findings, establishes SUNY Downstate and Lincoln
Hospital in the Bronx as centers of maternal and child care services to

help address the severe maternal morbidity crisis, and outlines fiscal
appropriations for implementation.

Section 3 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In New York, 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 pregnancy-related deaths, with women of color dying at
a rate three and one-half times more than other women.  The highest
rates of severe maternal morbidity occur in two counties, Kings and the
Bronx, with the highest rate occurring in north and central Brooklyn.
This is a disgrace that requires the establishment of a plan to address
the severe maternal morbidity crisis.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S2898A of 2023-24: Amended and Recommited to Health.

S322 of 2021-22: Referred to Health.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:;
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S3881 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3881
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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 pregnant and
   birthing persons health crisis and establishing two centers  of  preg-
   nant  and birthing persons 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 PREGNANT AND BIRTH-
               ING PERSONS AND CHILDCARE SERVICES.
         2562. MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER OF PREGNANT AND BIRTHING PERSONS
               AND CHILDCARE SERVICES.
         2563. APPROPRIATIONS.
   § 2560. LEGISLATIVE  FINDINGS.  1.  THE  LEGISLATURE  HEREBY FINDS AND
 DECLARES THAT SEVERE PREGNANT AND BIRTHING PERSON MORBIDITY  CONSTITUTES
 A  PUBLIC  HEALTH  CRISIS  THAT POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE HEALTH AND
 QUALITY OF LIFE OF MANY PREGNANT AND BIRTHING PERSONS AND CHILDREN.  NEW
 YORK  IS AMONG THE BOTTOM THIRD OF STATES FOR THE NUMBER OF PREGNANT AND
 BIRTHING PERSONS DYING, WITH PREGNANT  AND  BIRTHING  PERSONS  OF  COLOR
 DYING AT A RATE THREE AND ONE-HALF TIMES MORE THAN OTHER NON-PREGNANT OR
 BIRTHING  PERSONS  WHO  COULD BEAR CHILDREN. THE HIGHEST RATES OF SEVERE
 PREGNANT AND BIRTHING PERSONS MORBIDITY OCCUR IN TWO COUNTIES, KINGS AND

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01574-01-5
 S. 3881                             2

 
 BRONX COUNTY, WITH THE HIGHEST  RATE  OCCURRING  IN  NORTH  AND  CENTRAL
 BROOKLYN.
   2. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS AND DECLARES THAT CENTERS OF PREGNANT
 AND BIRTHING PERSONS AND CHILDCARE SERVICES SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED AT THE
 STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW YORK DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER IN KINGS COUNTY
 AND AT MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER IN BRONX COUNTY TO ADDRESS  THE  SEVERE
 PREGNANT AND BIRTHING PERSONS MORBIDITY CRISIS.
   §  2561.  STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK CENTER OF PREGNANT AND BIRTHING
 PERSONS AND CHILDCARE SERVICES.  1. THERE IS HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  WITHIN
 THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF NEW YORK DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER A CENTER OF
 PREGNANT  AND  BIRTHING  PERSONS  AND  CHILDCARE  SERVICES,  HEREINAFTER
 REFERRED  TO  IN THIS SECTION AS "THE CENTER". THE CENTER SHALL BE DEDI-
 CATED TO THE CARE OF PREGNANT AND  BIRTHING  PERSONS  AND  CHILDREN  AND
 SHALL  OFFER  SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (A) PRENATAL CARE;
 (B) PRENATAL AND CHILDBIRTH CLASSES; (C) LABOR AND  DELIVERY  CARE;  (D)
 HIGH RISK PREGNANCY CARE; (E) INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT LACTATION CONSUL-
 TATION  AND  SUPPORT; (F) HEART HEALTH AND HEART DISEASE PREVENTION; (G)
 BREAST HEALTH AND MAMMOGRAPHY; (H) GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; (I) IMAGING; (J)
 LAB SERVICES; AND (K) POSTPARTUM CARE.
   2. THE CENTER SHALL PROVIDE CLINICAL EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED
 IN THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK DOWNSTATE HEALTH  SCIENCES  CENTER'S
 SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS MIDWIFERY PROGRAM.
   3.  THE CENTER SHALL ALSO COLLABORATE WITH THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK DOWNSTATE HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER FOR THE CONDUCTION OF RESEARCH  TO
 INFORM  AND  SUPPORT  HEALTH  CARE  PROFESSIONALS PROVIDING PREGNANT AND
 BIRTHING PERSONS AND CHILDCARE SERVICES AT  THE  CENTER.  SUCH  RESEARCH
 SHALL PRIORITIZE PREGNANT AND BIRTHING PERSONS AND CHILDREN OF COLOR AND
 SHALL  INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (A) RESEARCH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND
 AND ADDRESS  THE  INCREASING  RATES  OF  LIFE-THREATENING  COMPLICATIONS
 AROUND  PREGNANCY;  (B) IDENTIFYING BIOMARKERS FOR RISK OF MORBIDITY AND
 MORTALITY DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY; (C) RACIAL AND ETHNIC  DISPARITIES
 IN RATES OF PREGNANCY-RELATED DEATH; AND (D) TREATMENTS THAT WILL REDUCE
 THE  RATES OF LIFE-THREATENING COMPLICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY, LABOR AND
 DELIVERY, AND THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD.
   4. THE CENTER SHALL COORDINATE WITH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES AND
 SPECIALLY TRAINED COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND  ADDRESS
 GAPS  IN  SYSTEMS  OF  CARE  AND COORDINATE OUTREACH EFFORTS TO FIND AND
 ENGAGE HIGH-NEED PREGNANT AND BIRTHING PERSONS  AND  CHILDREN  IN  KINGS
 COUNTY.
   § 2562. MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER OF PREGNANT AND BIRTHING PERSONS AND
 CHILDCARE  SERVICES.   1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE MONTEF-
 IORE MEDICAL CENTER A CENTER OF PREGNANT AND BIRTHING PERSONS AND CHILD-
 CARE SERVICES, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS "THE  CENTER".
 THE  CENTER  SHALL  BE  DEDICATED  TO  THE CARE OF PREGNANT AND BIRTHING
 PERSONS AND CHILDREN AND SHALL OFFER SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO: (A) PRENATAL CARE; (B) PRENATAL AND CHILDBIRTH  CLASSES;  (C)  LABOR
 AND  DELIVERY  CARE;  (D)  HIGH  RISK  PREGNANCY CARE; (E) INPATIENT AND
 OUTPATIENT LACTATION CONSULTATION AND  SUPPORT;  (F)  HEART  HEALTH  AND
 HEART DISEASE PREVENTION; (G) BREAST HEALTH AND MAMMOGRAPHY; (H) GYNECO-
 LOGIC SURGERY; (I) IMAGING; (J) LAB SERVICES; AND (K) POSTPARTUM CARE.
   2. THE CENTER SHALL PROVIDE CLINICAL EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED
 IN HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
   3. THE CENTER SHALL ALSO COLLABORATE WITH HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR
 THE  CONDUCTION  OF  RESEARCH  TO INFORM AND SUPPORT HEALTH CARE PROFES-
 SIONALS PROVIDING PREGNANT AND BIRTHING PERSONS AND  CHILDCARE  SERVICES
 AT  THE  CENTER.    SUCH RESEARCH SHALL PRIORITIZE PREGNANT AND BIRTHING
 S. 3881                             3
 
 PERSONS AND CHILDREN OF COLOR AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED  TO:
 (A)  RESEARCH  TO  BETTER UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE INCREASING RATES OF
 LIFE-THREATENING  COMPLICATIONS  AROUND   PREGNANCY;   (B)   IDENTIFYING
 BIOMARKERS FOR RISK OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY DURING AND AFTER PREGNAN-
 CY;  (C)  RACIAL  AND  ETHNIC  DISPARITIES IN RATES OF PREGNANCY-RELATED
 DEATH; AND (D) TREATMENTS THAT WILL REDUCE THE RATES OF LIFE-THREATENING
 COMPLICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY, LABOR AND DELIVERY, AND  THE  POSTPARTUM
 PERIOD.
   4. THE CENTER SHALL COORDINATE WITH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES AND
 SPECIALLY  TRAINED COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS
 GAPS IN SYSTEMS OF CARE AND COORDINATE  OUTREACH  EFFORTS  TO  FIND  AND
 ENGAGE  HIGH-NEED  PREGNANT  AND  BIRTHING PERSONS AND CHILDREN IN BRONX
 COUNTY.
   § 2563. APPROPRIATIONS. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE  SUBJECT
 TO AVAILABLE STATE APPROPRIATIONS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2025-S3881 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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