Assembly Bill A6962

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of obstetric hemorrhage protocols

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  • 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-A6962 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2803-n, Pub Health L

2019-A6962 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to establish obstetric hemorrhage protocols to be implemented by hospitals; requires reporting.

2019-A6962 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6962
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 27, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. JOYNER, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the  establishment
   of obstetric hemorrhage protocols
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2803-n of the public health law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C) (I) THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROVIDE  GUIDANCE  TO  HOSPITALS  ON
 OBSTETRIC  HEMORRHAGE  PROTOCOLS, IN CONSULTATION WITH CLINICAL EXPERTS,
 AND DEVELOP OR IDENTIFY AN  EXISTING  TOOLKIT  ON  OBSTETRIC  HEMORRHAGE
 MANAGEMENT,  WHICH  MAY  INCLUDE A HEMORRHAGE CARE CHECKLIST  FOR USE BY
 HOSPITALS AS PART OF THE PROTOCOLS AND GUIDANCE ON SIMULATION  TRAINING.
 THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
 AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY ON DATA REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT UNDER
 THIS PARAGRAPH WITHIN TWO YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  PARA-
 GRAPH, AND EVERY TWO YEARS THEREAFTER.
   (II)  THE  HOSPITAL  SHALL  ADOPT,  IMPLEMENT, PERIODICALLY UPDATE AND
 SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT STANDARD PROTOCOLS FOR MANAGEMENT OF  OBSTETRIC
 HEMORRHAGE.  SUCH  PROTOCOLS SHALL ADDRESS EARLY RECOGNITION AND ASSESS-
 MENT, READINESS TO RESPOND  IN  A  MULTIDISCIPLINARY  MANNER,  AND  DATA
 REPORTING TO THE DEPARTMENT SUFFICIENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR AND
 REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  PARAGRAPH. SUCH PROTOCOLS SHALL UTILIZE RISK
 ASSESSMENT TOOLS SUCH AS THE TOOLKIT ESTABLISHED OR  IDENTIFIED  BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT  UNDER  THIS  PARAGRAPH  AND  SHALL  INCLUDE  A RESPONSE PLAN
 PROVIDING FOR THE TRIAGE AND TRANSFER  TO  HIGHER  LEVEL  FACILITIES  IF
 NEEDED.
   §  2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 law. Effective immediately, the commissioner of health shall make  regu-
 lations  and  take  other actions reasonably necessary to implement this
 act on that date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2019-A6962A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2803-n, Pub Health L

2019-A6962A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to establish obstetric hemorrhage protocols to be implemented by hospitals; requires reporting.

2019-A6962A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6962--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 27, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. JOYNER, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the  establishment
   of obstetric hemorrhage protocols

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2803-n of the public health law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C) (I) THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROVIDE  GUIDANCE  TO  HOSPITALS  ON
 OBSTETRIC  HEMORRHAGE  PROTOCOLS, IN CONSULTATION WITH CLINICAL EXPERTS,
 AND DEVELOP OR IDENTIFY AN  EXISTING  TOOLKIT  ON  OBSTETRIC  HEMORRHAGE
 MANAGEMENT,  WHICH  MAY  INCLUDE A HEMORRHAGE CARE CHECKLIST  FOR USE BY
 HOSPITALS AS PART OF THE PROTOCOLS AND GUIDANCE ON SIMULATION  TRAINING.
 THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
 AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY ON DATA REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT UNDER
 THIS PARAGRAPH WITHIN TWO YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  PARA-
 GRAPH, AND EVERY TWO YEARS THEREAFTER.
   (II)  THE  HOSPITAL  SHALL  ADOPT,  IMPLEMENT, PERIODICALLY UPDATE AND
 SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT STANDARD PROTOCOLS FOR MANAGEMENT OF  OBSTETRIC
 HEMORRHAGE.  SUCH  PROTOCOLS SHALL ADDRESS EARLY RECOGNITION AND ASSESS-
 MENT, READINESS TO RESPOND  IN  A  MULTIDISCIPLINARY  MANNER,  AND  DATA
 REPORTING TO THE DEPARTMENT SUFFICIENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR AND
 REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  PARAGRAPH. SUCH PROTOCOLS SHALL UTILIZE RISK
 ASSESSMENT TOOLS SUCH AS THE TOOLKIT ESTABLISHED OR  IDENTIFIED  BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT  UNDER  THIS  PARAGRAPH  AND  SHALL  INCLUDE  A RESPONSE PLAN
 PROVIDING FOR THE TRIAGE AND TRANSFER  TO  HIGHER  LEVEL  FACILITIES  IF
 NEEDED.
   §  2. This act shall take effect six months after it shall have become
 a law. Effective immediately, the  commissioner  of  health  shall  make
 regulations  and  take  other  actions reasonably necessary to implement
 this act on that date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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