Assembly Bill A3483B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of breast pumps to certain incarcerated birth parents and allowing children to remain with their incarcerated birth parent for a period of time

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2023-A3483 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9817
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §611, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A4610

2023-A3483 - Summary

Relates to the provision of breast pumps and related collection and storage materials to all mothers who are confined in or committed to an institution or local correctional facility with or without their child subject to specific time limitations; requires institutions and local correctional facilities to provide pumps and related materials to such mothers, but not beyond the date such child reaches twenty-four months of age except in limited circumstances related to parole; allows children to remain with their mothers in a correctional institution until twenty-four months of age, or longer in certain cases related to parole; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to issue an annual report on data relating to incarcerated mothers.

2023-A3483 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3483
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, KELLES -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  correction law, in relation to providing breast
   pumps to certain incarcerated nursing birth parents
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions  1,  2,  3,  and  4  of  section  611 of the
 correction law, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 17 of  the  laws  of
 2016,  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 as separately
 amended by chapters 322 and 621 of the laws of 2021,  subdivision  3  as
 amended by chapter 242 of the laws of 1930, and subdivision 4 as amended
 by chapter 486 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  (a)  If  a  [woman]  PERSON  confined  in any institution or local
 correctional facility be pregnant and about to give birth  to  a  child,
 the superintendent or sheriff in charge of such institution or facility,
 a  reasonable  time  before  the  anticipated birth of such child, shall
 cause such [woman] PERSON to be removed from such institution or facili-
 ty and provided with comfortable accommodations, maintenance and medical
 care elsewhere, under such supervision and safeguards to  prevent  [her]
 THEIR  escape  from  custody as the superintendent or sheriff or [his or
 her] THEIR designee may determine. No restraints of any  kind  shall  be
 used  [during transport of] ON such [woman] PERSON, a [woman] PERSON who
 is known to be pregnant by correctional personnel or personnel providing
 medical services to the institution or local correctional facility, or a
 [woman] PERSON within eight weeks after delivery or  pregnancy  outcome,
 absent extraordinary circumstances in which, DURING TRANSPORT:
   i.  the  superintendent  or  sheriff or [his or her] THEIR designee in
 consultation with the medical professional responsible for the  institu-
 tion has made an individualized determination that restraints are neces-
 sary  to  prevent such [woman] PERSON from injuring [herself] THEMSELVES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01366-03-3
 A. 3483                             2
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A3483A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9817
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §611, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A4610

2023-A3483A - Summary

Relates to the provision of breast pumps and related collection and storage materials to all mothers who are confined in or committed to an institution or local correctional facility with or without their child subject to specific time limitations; requires institutions and local correctional facilities to provide pumps and related materials to such mothers, but not beyond the date such child reaches twenty-four months of age except in limited circumstances related to parole; allows children to remain with their mothers in a correctional institution until twenty-four months of age, or longer in certain cases related to parole; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to issue an annual report on data relating to incarcerated mothers.

2023-A3483A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3483--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, KELLES, CRUZ, JEAN-PIERRE, GLICK,
   LUCAS, SEAWRIGHT, REYES, DAVILA, SIMONE, SIMON, RAGA, SHIMSKY,  LEVEN-
   BERG,  BURDICK,  TAPIA  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
   Correction -- recommitted to the Committee on Correction in accordance
   with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  correction law, in relation to providing breast
   pumps to certain incarcerated nursing birth parents
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of subdivision 1 and subdivi-
 sions 2 and 4 of section 611 of the correction  law,  paragraph  (c)  of
 subdivision  1  and  subdivision 2 as separately amended by chapters 322
 and 621 of the laws of 2021, paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 1  as
 amended  by  chapter 17 of the laws of 2016 and subdivision 4 as amended
 by chapter 486 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read as follows:
   (c) I. No restraints OR FORCE of any kind  shall  be  used  when  such
 [woman]  PERSON  is  in  labor, admitted to a hospital[, institution] or
 [clinic] MEDICAL FACILITY  for  delivery,  or  recovering  after  giving
 birth.  Any  such personnel as may be necessary to supervise the [woman]
 PERSON during transport to and from and during [her] THEIR stay  at  the
 hospital[,  institution]  or [clinic] MEDICAL FACILITY shall be provided
 to ensure adequate care[,] AND custody  [and  control]  of  the  [woman,
 except that no correctional] PERSON.
   II.  NO CORRECTION staff OR VOLUNTEERS shall be present [in the deliv-
 ery room] during the birth of a baby OR DURING  COUNSELING  AND  MEDICAL
 CARE  RELATED  TO  THE  PREGNANCY  AND  ALL PREGNANCY OUTCOMES INCLUDING
 ABORTION, MISCARRIAGE, AND STILLBIRTH unless requested  by  the  medical
 staff  [supervising]  PROVIDING  such  [delivery]  CARE or by the [woman
 giving birth] PERSON RECEIVING SUCH CARE.  [The woman] A PERSON  WHO  IS
 PREGNANT AND IN CUSTODY OF AN INSTITUTION OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01366-04-4
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A3483B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9817
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §611, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A4610

2023-A3483B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the provision of breast pumps and related collection and storage materials to all mothers who are confined in or committed to an institution or local correctional facility with or without their child subject to specific time limitations; requires institutions and local correctional facilities to provide pumps and related materials to such mothers, but not beyond the date such child reaches twenty-four months of age except in limited circumstances related to parole; allows children to remain with their mothers in a correctional institution until twenty-four months of age, or longer in certain cases related to parole; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to issue an annual report on data relating to incarcerated mothers.

2023-A3483B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3483--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, KELLES, CRUZ, JEAN-PIERRE, GLICK,
   LUCAS, SEAWRIGHT, REYES, DAVILA, SIMONE, SIMON, RAGA, SHIMSKY,  LEVEN-
   BERG,  BURDICK,  TAPIA  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
   Correction -- recommitted to the Committee on Correction in accordance
   with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   recommitted to the Committee on Correction in accordance with Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  correction law, in relation to providing breast
   pumps to certain incarcerated nursing birth parents
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 611 of the correction law is amended by adding four
 new subdivisions 5, 6, 7 and 8 to read as follows:
   5. A PERSON WHO GIVES BIRTH IN A HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL FACILITY WHILE IN
 THE  CUSTODY  OF  AN INSTITUTION OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SHALL BE
 PERMITTED TO KEEP ALL HEALTH AND NEWBORN RELATED SUPPLIES AND  EQUIPMENT
 PROVIDED  TO  THEM BY THE HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL FACILITY UPON THEIR RETURN
 TO THE INSTITUTION OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED  TO  DIAPERS,  BREAST  PUMP  EQUIPMENT,  BREASTFEEDING SUPPLIES,
 BREAST PADS, SANITARY NAPKINS, UNDERWEAR,  WATER  BOTTLE,  HEATING  PAD,
 PERINEAL  SQUIRT  BOTTLES, SITZ BATHS, AND HEALTH CREAMS, OINTMENTS, AND
 SPRAYS. SUCH PERSON AND THEIR NEWBORN SHALL BE  PROVIDED  WITH  UNINTER-
 RUPTED  ACCESS TO THERAPEUTICALLY EQUIVALENT MEDICATION AS PRESCRIBED BY
 MEDICAL PERSONNEL AT THE HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL  FACILITY  FOR  A  DURATION
 CONSISTENT WITH THE TIMEFRAME PRESCRIBED BY SUCH PERSONNEL.
   6.  (A)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A BREASTFEEDING PARENT IS
 DEFINED AS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01366-05-4
 A. 3483--B                          2
 
              

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