Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to health |
May 10, 2021 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A7454
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JACKSON
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Al Taylor
Nathalia Fernandez
Peter Abbate
Michael Lawler
2021-A7454 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A7454 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7454 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 10, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the maternal health crisis THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Chisholm Chance Act". § 2. Title 3 of article 25 of the public health law is REPEALED and a new title 3 is added to read as follows: TITLE III CHISHOLM CHANCE ACT SECTION 2560. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. 2561. ADMINISTRATIVE HUB. § 2560. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. 1. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY CONSTITUTES A MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS THAT POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF MANY WOMEN AND CHILDREN. NEW YORK IS AMONG THE BOTTOM THIRD OF STATES FOR THE NUMBER OF WOMEN DYING, WITH WOMEN OF COLOR DYING AT A RATE THREE AND ONE-HALF TIMES MORE THAN OTHER WOMEN. THE HIGHEST RATES OF SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY OCCURS IN TWO COUNTIES, KINGS AND BRONX COUNTY, WITH THE HIGHEST RATE OCCURRING IN NORTH AND CENTRAL BROOKLYN. 2. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS AND DECLARES THAT A PLAN SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO ADDRESS THE SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY CRISIS. § 2561. ADMINISTRATIVE HUB. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP, ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER A COMMUNITY LED AND OPERATED ADMINISTRATIVE HUB IN KINGS COUNTY AND BRONX COUNTY TO CONTRACT WITH MULTIPLE PAYERS IN ORDER TO COORDINATE OUTREACH BY SPECIALLY TRAINED COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO FIND AND ENGAGE THE HIGHEST NEED WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN KINGS COUNTY AND BRONX COUNTY. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALSO: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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