Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 10, 2022 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A8611
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
REYES
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
Richard Gottfried
2021-A8611 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2529, Pub Health L
2021-A8611 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8611 I N A S S E M B L Y January 10, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. REYES, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a voluntary statewide newborn home nurse visitation program 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 2529 to read as follows: § 2529. NEWBORN HOME NURSE VISITATION PROGRAM. 1. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN A VOLUNTARY STATEWIDE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE UNIVERSAL NEWBORN HOME VISITING SERVICES TO ALL FAMI- LIES WITH NEWBORNS RESIDING IN THE STATE. THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE NEWBORN HOME NURSE VISITATION PROGRAM SHALL: (A) BE VOLUNTARY AND SHALL NOT CARRY NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR A FAMI- LY THAT DECLINES TO PARTICIPATE; (B) BE OFFERED IN EVERY COMMUNITY IN THE STATE AND OFFERED TO ALL FAMILIES WITH NEWBORN INFANTS RESIDING IN SUCH COMMUNITY INCLUDING ADOP- TIVE AND FOSTER PARENTS AND PARENTS EXPERIENCING A STILLBIRTH; (C) INCLUDE ONE HOME NURSE VISIT IN A PARENT'S HOME WITHIN SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE BIRTH OR STILLBIRTH OF AN INFANT; (D) BE PROVIDED BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN, MIDWIFE, NURSE PRACTITIONER, OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, OR OTHER HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER ACTING WITHIN HIS OR HER LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE; (E) INCLUDE AN EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT OF THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL FACTORS AFFECTING A PARENT AND THE PARENT'S NEWBORN INFANT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A HEALTH AND WELLNESS CHECK OF THE NEWBORN INFANT AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF A PERSON WHO HAS GIVEN BIRTH; (F) INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION, ASSISTANCE IDENTIFYING AND COPING WITH POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION, PATERNAL MOOD DISOR- DER OR OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS; AND (G) INCLUDE INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO ADDRESS EACH FAMILY'S NEEDS INCLUDING SUPPORT SERVICES, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO PERSONS WHO HAVE GIVEN BIRTH, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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