NY State Senate Bill 2009-S3837

Senate Bill S3837

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires any hospital that provides birthing services to provide written, educational material containing information about premature, newborn infants

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2009-S3837 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4715
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §2803-s, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A2023
2013-2014: A2266
2015-2016: A1851
2017-2018: A399
2019-2020: A3618
2021-2022: A5244
2023-2024: A4313

2009-S3837 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires any hospital that provides birthing services to provide written, educational material containing information about premature, newborn infants.

2009-S3837 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3837

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to patient
discharge information concerning certain premature newborn infants


 PURPOSE :
This bill would require any hospital that provides birthing services
to provide written, educational material containing information about
the possible complications, proper care and support associated with
newborn infants who are born premature at less than thirty-seven weeks
gestational age.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
New section 2803-s of the public health law is created requiring
written education information be provided by hospitals that provide
birthing services to those caring for newborn infants who are born
premature at less than thirty-seven weeks gestational age. This
section sets standards for the content of the written material,
including, but not limited to: the unique health issues affecting
infants born premature; the proper care needs of premature infants;
infectious disease awareness and methods to prevent or minimize
infections common to premature infants; and community resources to
assist parents and family member with the care and support of
premature infants. The section also requires that the materials shall

be written in clear language to educate parents of premature infants
across a variety of socioeconomic statuses and shall be updated at
least every 2 years.

 EXISTING LAW :
New bill.

 JUSTIFICATION :
The hospital discharge and follow-up care of premature infants needs
to be improved. A great amount of attention is focused on neonatal
intensive care of extremely premature infants, but those infants born
late preterm are often grouped with full-term infants, which places
them at risk in terms of continued follow-up care once discharged from
the hospital. Premature infants, even close to full-term are subjected
to greater health risks and significant differences in clinical
outcomes than full-term infants during birth and after
hospitalization. It is important for parents and caregivers to have
the information on hand after leaving the hospital with their infant
to be educated on risks and care for this vulnerable population.

This bill would help improve the healthcare quality and outcomes for
infants born preterm by improving hospital discharge and follow-up
care of premature infants and reduce re-hospitalization by providing
written material and guidance to caregivers of infants born premature.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
This is a new bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None.

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it
shall have become a law.

2009-S3837 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3837

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DUANE  -- 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 patient  discharge
  information concerning certain premature newborn infants

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
2803-s to read as follows:
  S 2803-S. PATIENT DISCHARGE INFORMATION. 1. ANY HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES
BIRTHING SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN, EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL CONTAINING
INFORMATION  ABOUT  THE  POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS, PROPER CARE AND SUPPORT
ASSOCIATED WITH NEWBORN INFANTS WHO ARE  BORN  PREMATURE  AT  LESS  THAN
THIRTY-SEVEN  WEEKS  GESTATIONAL  AGE.  THE  WRITTEN  INFORMATION  SHALL
INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) THE UNIQUE HEALTH ISSUES AFFECTING INFANTS  BORN  PREMATURE,  SUCH
AS:    INCREASED RISK OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS; NUTRITIONAL CHALLENGES;
INFECTION; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE (BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA); VISION AND
HEARING  IMPAIRMENT;  BREATHING  PROBLEMS;  FEEDING;  MAINTAINING   BODY
TEMPERATURE;  JAUNDICE;  HYPERACTIVITY;  INFANT  MORTALITY AND LONG-TERM
COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FINE MOTOR SKILLS, READING, WRITING, MATH-
EMATICS AND SPEAKING;
  (B) THE PROPER CARE NEEDS OF PREMATURE INFANTS, DEVELOPMENTAL  SCREEN-
INGS  AND  MONITORING  AND  HEALTHCARE  SERVICES  AVAILABLE TO PREMATURE
INFANTS;
  (C) INFECTIOUS DISEASE AWARENESS AND METHODS TO  PREVENT  OR  MINIMIZE
INFECTIONS COMMON TO PREMATURE INFANTS; AND
  (D)  COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO ASSIST PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WITH THE
CARE AND SUPPORT OF PREMATURE INFANTS.
  2. SUCH MATERIALS SHALL  BE  WRITTEN  IN  CLEAR  LANGUAGE  TO  EDUCATE
PARENTS  OF PREMATURE INFANTS ACROSS A VARIETY OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUSES
AND SHALL BE UPDATED AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07676-01-9

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