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A09133 Summary:

BILL NOA09133
 
SAME ASSAME AS S07175
 
SPONSORRichardson
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Rpld §2803-j, amd §266, add §2803-w, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.4637-A & A. 2957-A)
 
Requires the commissioner of health to develop and update information on possible complications from pregnancy that can endanger the life or health of the newborn or the mother; requires hospitals offering maternity or women's wellness services to provide information concerning pregnancy complications; and repeals certain provisions of the public health law relating to providing information on possible complications from pregnancy.
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A09133 Actions:

BILL NOA09133
 
01/22/2020referred to health
01/28/2020reported
01/30/2020advanced to third reading cal.386
02/05/2020substituted by s7175
 S07175 AMEND= MONTGOMERY
 01/10/2020REFERRED TO RULES
 01/13/2020ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.99
 01/27/2020PASSED SENATE
 01/27/2020DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
 01/27/2020referred to health
 02/05/2020substituted for a9133
 02/05/2020ordered to third reading cal.386
 02/05/2020passed assembly
 02/05/2020returned to senate
 04/17/2020DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
 04/17/2020SIGNED CHAP.76
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A09133 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A9133
 
SPONSOR: Richardson
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the commissioner of health to develop and update information on possible complications from pregnancy that can endanger the life or health of the newborn or the mother; and requiring hospitals offering maternity or women's wellness services to provide information concerning pregnancy complications; and to repeal certain provisions of the public health law relating to providing information on possible complications from preg- nancy   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to amend Chapter 718 of the Laws of 2019 to expedite the time frame in which maternity patients receive information regarding potential concerns from pregnancy, while maintaining a requirement that every expecting mother receive the information.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 would make technical amendments necessary to effectuate the changes outlined in this bill. Section 2 would direct the Commissioner of Health (COH), in consultation with maternal mortality review boards, health practitioners, and other experts in the field of maternal and newborn health, to develop informa- tion on possible complications from pregnancy that can endanger the life or health of the newborn or mother. The information developed by the COH would be posted on the Department of Health's website and shall also be available in each of the top six languages spoken in the State aside from English. The information would be made available to health care providers and other wellness services with the intended goal of provid- ing every maternity patient in the state a copy of the information as early into their pregnancy as possible. Section 3 would establish a requirement that hospitals provide the information to maternity patients prior to discharge, and require diag- nostic and treatment facilities to provide the information to maternity patients at their first prenatal visit. Section 4 would establish the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Maternal mortality rates in New York and nationally has been on the rise for years. African American women in particular are disproportionally affected by maternal mortality. Complications arising from pregnancy can have a particular impact on first time mothers as they are sometimes unaware of symptoms of a condition that may prove to be serious or even fatal. This bill will help to provide information to all maternity patients so they are aware of potential signs of complications and can seek the appropriate medical treatment in a timely manner. Making people aware of these potential complications will help to save lives and will serve to improve health care for all our communities.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Legislation.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None noted.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chap- ter of the laws of 2019, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.4637-A and A.2957-A, takes effect.
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A09133 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9133
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 22, 2020
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
          commissioner  of  health to develop and update information on possible
          complications from pregnancy that can endanger the life or  health  of
          the  newborn or the mother; and requiring hospitals offering maternity
          or women's wellness services to provide information  concerning  preg-
          nancy  complications;  and  to repeal certain provisions of the public
          health law relating to providing information on possible complications
          from pregnancy
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1-e of section 2803-j of the public health law,
     2  as added by a chapter of the laws of 2019 amending the public health law
     3  relating  to  providing information on possible complications from preg-
     4  nancy; and relating to screenings and referrals for serious  threats  to
     5  life  after pregnancy, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.4637-A
     6  and A.2957-A, is REPEALED.
     7    § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 266  of  the  public  health  law,  such
     8  section  as  added  by  chapter  342  of the laws of 2014, is renumbered
     9  subdivision 3 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as follows:
    10    2. The commissioner shall develop and update as necessary  information
    11  on  possible  complications from pregnancy that can endanger the life or
    12  health of the newborn or the mother for purposes  of  advancing  women's
    13  health  initiatives,  pursuant  to subdivision one of this section. Such
    14  information shall be developed in consultation with any state  or  local
    15  government maternal mortality review boards and health care providers or
    16  other experts in the field of women and newborn health. Such information
    17  shall be posted on the website in a printable format, in each of the top
    18  six  languages spoken in the state, other than English, according to the
    19  latest available data from the United States Census Bureau, to allow all
    20  general hospitals,  diagnostic  and  treatment  centers,  obstetricians,
    21  primary care providers, midwives, and other health care programs provid-
    22  ing  women's  wellness  services  to  provide  the  information to their
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04513-04-0

        A. 9133                             2
 
     1  patients as part of their wellness education  or  prenatal  care  activ-
     2  ities.
     3    §  3.  The public health law is amended to add a new section 2803-w to
     4  read as follows:
     5    § 2803-w.  Disclosure  of  information  concerning  pregnancy  compli-
     6  cations.  Every hospital offering maternity or women's wellness services
     7  shall provide the information developed pursuant to section two  hundred
     8  sixty-six  of this chapter, as added by chapter 342 of the laws of 2014,
     9  to pregnant patients as clinically appropriate, but prior to  discharge.
    10  Such  information  shall also be provided by every diagnostic and treat-
    11  ment center offering prenatal care services upon  the  initial  prenatal
    12  care visit.
    13    §  4.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
    14  manner as a chapter of the laws of  2019,  as  proposed  in  legislative
    15  bills numbers S.4637-A and A.2957-A, takes effect.
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