Includes information on congenital heart defect births in the informational leaflets required to be given to maternity patients by hospitals and birth centers.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A7516A
SPONSOR: Fall
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to including informa-
tion on congenital heart defect births in the informational leaflets
required to be given to maternity patients
 
PURPOSE:
This bill would require hospitals and birth centers to include informa-
tion on Congenital Heart Defects for maternity patients and their fami-
lies.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
2803-i of the public health law, as amended by chapter 62 of the laws of
1996. is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-e to read as follows: The
informational leaflet shall also include information related to congen-
ital heart defect births. including treatment requirements. and any
other information shall deem appropriate.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Congenital Heart Defects ICHOs) are the most common type of birth
defect. CHDs are present at birth and can affect the structure of a
baby's heart and the way it works. They can affect how blood flows
through the heart and out to the rest of the body. CHDs can vary from
mild (such as a small hole in the heart) to severe (such as missing or
poorly formed parts of the heart). About 1 in 4 babies born with a heart
defect has a critical CHD . Babies with a critical CHD need surgery or
other Procedures in the first year of life. The burden of pregnancy
represents a new challenge in women with congenital heart disease.
Hospitals and birth centers should therefore be aware of the risks that
women with congenital heart disease face during pregnancy by providing
as much information as possible so that maternity patients can be given
adequate preconception counseling and optimal care during pregnancy,
delivery, and the postpartum period.
According to section 2803-i of the Public Health Law, hospitals and
birth centers are required to Provide an informational leaflet to mater-
nity patients including information on maternity related procedures and
practices. This proposed legislation would require hospitals and birth
centers to include information on Congenital Heart Defects for maternity
patients and their families. This information will include the types of
Congenital Heart Defects, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, causes and
treatment.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.
 
BUDGET IMPLICATIONS:
None noted.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7516--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 25, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with
Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to including informa-
tion on congenital heart defect births in the informational leaflets
required to be given to maternity patients
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
2 "Paul's law".
3 § 2. Section 2803-j of the public health law, as amended by chapter 62
4 of the laws of 1996, is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-e to read
5 as follows:
6 1-e. The informational leaflet shall also include information related
7 to congenital heart defect births, including treatment recommendations,
8 and any other information the commissioner shall deem appropriate.
9 § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
10 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
11 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
12 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
13 on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11477-02-4