Assembly Bill A2345

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to lactation counseling services

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S3387 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A2345 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3387
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A8788, S6727

2019-A2345 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes lactation counseling services without a referral from a physician, registered physician assistant, registered nurse practitioner, or licensed midwife.

2019-A2345 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2345
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SOLAGES, NORRIS, MORINELLO, GOTTFRIED, ARROYO,
   WILLIAMS, GLICK, DICKENS, D'URSO,  JAFFEE,  CRESPO,  HYNDMAN,  BARRON,
   LAVINE,  L. ROSENTHAL,  BLAKE, RIVERA, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by
   -- M. of A. COOK, EPSTEIN, SIMON -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Health

 AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to lactation coun-
   seling services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (x)  of  subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the
 social services law, as added by section 6 of part D of  chapter  56  of
 the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (x)(I) lactation counseling services for pregnant and postpartum women
 [when  such  services  are  ordered by a physician, registered physician
 assistant, registered  nurse  practitioner,  or  licensed  midwife  and]
 provided   by   a  [certified]  QUALIFIED  lactation  [consultant]  CARE
 PROVIDER, as determined by the commissioner of health; provided,  howev-
 er,  that  the provisions of this paragraph shall not take effect unless
 all necessary approvals under  federal  law  and  regulation  have  been
 obtained  to  receive  federal  financial  participation in the costs of
 health care services provided pursuant to  this  paragraph.  Nothing  in
 this paragraph shall be construed to modify any licensure, certification
 or scope of practice provision under title eight of the education law.
   (II)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (1) "QUALIFIED LACTATION  CARE  PROVIDER"  SHALL  MEAN  A  PERSON  WHO
 POSSESSES  CURRENT  CERTIFICATION  AS  A  LACTATION CARE PROVIDER FROM A
 CERTIFICATION PROGRAM ACCREDITED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED  ACCREDITING
 AGENCY.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04950-01-9

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