Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 30, 2014 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S7129
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S7129 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9435
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง2803-j, Pub Health L
2013-S7129 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7129 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hospitals and birth centers to request each maternity patient and father of a newborn view a video presentation on safe sleeping practices for newborns PURPOSE: This bill requires hospitals and birth centers to provide leaflets on safe and unsafe sleeping practices and to request each maternity patient and father of a newborn view a video presentation on unsafe and safe sleeping practices for newborns. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF BILL: Section 1: amends Subdivision 1 to Section 2803-j of the Public Health Law by adding a new paragraph 1-d which requires hospitals and birth centers to distribute a leaflet prepared by the New York State Commissioner of Health that describes safe and unsafe sleeping practices and to provide certain statistical data regarding fatalities from unsafe sleeping practices. Section 2: amends Section 2803-j of the public health law by adding a new subdivision 7 directs hospitals and birthing centers to request each maternity patient and father of a newborn view a video
2013-S7129 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 7129 A. 9435 S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y April 30, 2014 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hospi- tals and birth centers to request each maternity patient and father of a newborn view a video presentation on safe sleeping practices for newborns THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2803-j of the public health law, as amended by chapter 62 of the laws of 1996, is amended by adding two new subdivi- sions 1-d and 7 to read as follows: 1-D. THE INFORMATIONAL LEAFLET SHALL ALSO INCLUDE AN EXPLANATION OF UNSAFE SLEEPING PRACTICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DANGERS OF CO-SLEEPING WITH A NEWBORN, INFANT OR CHILD, THE POTENTIAL FATAL CONSE- QUENCES FROM SUCH UNSAFE SLEEPING PRACTICES AND RECOMMENDED SAFE SLEEP- ING PRACTICES. THE LEAFLET SHALL INCLUDE STATISTICS CONCERNING THE NUMBER OF DEATHS OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN EACH YEAR SUSPECTED OR KNOWN TO BE CAUSED BY UNSAFE SLEEPING PRACTICES INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM CO-SLEEPING PRACTICES. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CAUSE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF SUCH LEAFLETS TO BE PRODUCED TO ALLOW PARENTS OF NEWBORN CHIL- DREN TO TAKE A LEAFLET HOME WITH THEM. THE LEAFLET SHALL BE MADE AVAIL- ABLE IN LANGUAGES BEST DESIGNED TO CONVEY THE INFORMATION TO THE PARENTS WHO RECEIVE MATERNITY RELATED SERVICES AT SUCH HOSPITAL OR BIRTHING CENTER. 7. EVERY HOSPITAL OR BIRTH CENTER SHALL REQUEST THAT EACH MATERNITY PATIENT AND FATHER OF A NEWBORN CHILD, IF AVAILABLE, VIEW A VIDEO PRES- ENTATION, APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, ON UNSAFE SLEEPING PRACTICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DANGERS OF CO-SLEEPING WITH A NEWBORN, INFANT OR CHILD, THE POTENTIAL FATAL CONSEQUENCES FROM SUCH UNSAFE SLEEPING PRACTICES AND RECOMMENDED SAFE SLEEPING PRACTICES. THE VIDEO SHALL INCLUDE STATISTICS CONCERNING THE NUMBER OF DEATHS OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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