Assembly Bill A5244

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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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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2021-A5244 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S182
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2803-z, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4715
2011-2012: A2023
2013-2014: A2266
2015-2016: A1851
2017-2018: A399
2019-2020: A3618, S7020
2023-2024: A4313, S2281

2021-A5244 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-A5244 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5244
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  BENEDETTO,  CAHILL,  COOK, COLTON,
   J. RIVERA, BRONSON, STIRPE, MONTESANO, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by
   -- M. of A. LUPARDO, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY -- read once  and  referred
   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-z to read as follows:
   § 2803-Z. 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01679-01-1

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