§ 4160. Pregnancy loss; reporting. 1. Pregnancy loss is defined as the
loss of a pregnancy at any gestation, as confirmed by a health care
provider licensed pursuant to title eight of the education law and
acting within such health care provider's scope of practice, including
spontaneous miscarriage, still birth, or any termination of pregnancy
which is consistent with the requirements of article twenty-five-A of
this chapter.

* 2. A pregnancy loss caused by spontaneous miscarriage or still birth
shall be registered within seventy-two hours of the pregnancy loss by
electronically filing directly with the department of health, a report
of such loss.

* NB Effective until March 30, 2027

* 2. A fetal death shall be registered within seventy-two hours after
expulsion of such fetus, by filing directly with the commissioner a
certificate of such death. In addition, a report of fetal death shall be
reprted to the registrar in the district in which the fetal death
occured.

* NB Effective March 30, 2027

* 3. A pregnancy loss due to an induced termination of pregnancy shall
be registered within seventy-two hours of such pregnancy loss if the
individual experiencing the pregnancy loss requests such registration to
facilitate disposition of the products of conception in accordance with
section forty-one hundred sixty-two of this title, by filing directly
with the department of health, a report of such loss. Such report shall
be limited to the information strictly necessary to facilitate
disposition.

* NB Effective until March 30, 2027

* 3. A pregnancy loss due to an induced termination of pregnancy shall
be registered within seventy-two hours of such pregnancy loss if the
individual experiencing the pregnancy loss requests such registration to
facilitate disposition of the products of conception in accordance with
section forty-one hundred sixty-two of this title, by electronically
filing directly with the department of health, a report of such loss.
Such report shall be limited to the information strictly necessary to
facilitate disposition.

* NB Effective March 30, 2027

4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the disclosure
of information filed pursuant to this section shall be limited to the
individual who experienced the pregnancy loss, such individual's lawful
representative and to authorized personnel of the department. Nothing in
this section shall prohibit disclosure of deidentified information in
compliance with federal reporting requirements.