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A07516 Summary:

A07516 Actions:

A07516 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Paulin      
DATE:03/05/2024AYE/NAY:25/0  Action: Favorable         
Paulin
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Gandolfo
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Blumencranz
Aye
Steck
Aye
Bendett
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Gray
Aye
Solages
Aye
McGowan
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Sayegh
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Reyes
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
Rajkumar
Aye
Forrest
Aye
Kelles
Aye
Lucas
Excused
Meeks
Aye

A07516 Floor Votes:

A07516 Memo:

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

A07516 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         7516--A
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 25, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        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

A07516 LFIN:

 
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