Senate Bill S5517A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the advisory council on maternal mortality and morbidity to undertake a review of the cesarean births at hospitals in the state

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2023-S5517 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2367
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2509, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8866, A9714

2023-S5517 - Summary

Requires the advisory council on maternal mortality and morbidity to undertake a review of the cesarean births at hospitals in the state; requires two licensed midwives to be on the advisory council.

2023-S5517 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5517 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5517
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BROUK,  CLEARE,  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Women's
   Issues
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the
   cesarean births review board
 
   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
 2500-n to read as follows:
   § 2500-N. CESAREAN BIRTHS REVIEW BOARD. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED
 IN THE DEPARTMENT THE CESAREAN BIRTHS REVIEW BOARD, HEREINAFTER REFERRED
 TO AS THE "BOARD". THE MEMBERS  OF  THE  BOARD  SHALL  BE  COMPRISED  OF
 EXPERTS IN THE FIELDS OF MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL HEALTH, AND PUBLIC
 HEALTH.    THE  APPOINTMENT OF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD SHALL BE BASED IN
 PART ON THE OBJECTIVE OF ENSURING THAT THE BOARD  INCLUDES  EXPERTS  WHO
 ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSITY OF
 THE BIRTHING PEOPLE OF THE STATE.
   2.  THE BOARD SHOULD BE COMPOSED OF TWELVE MEMBERS WHICH SHALL INCLUDE
 EIGHT MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AS FOLLOWS:  TWO  LICENSED
 MIDWIVES  IN  THE STATE; TWO LICENSED AND REGISTERED NURSES SPECIALIZING
 IN OBSTETRICS IN THE STATE; TWO PHYSICIANS  SPECIALIZING  IN  OBSTETRICS
 AND GYNECOLOGY LICENSED AND REGISTERED TO PRACTICE IN THE STATE; AND TWO
 REPRESENTATIVES  OF A WOMEN'S MATERNAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES
 IN THE STATE; AND FOUR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS, TWO APPOINTED ON  THE  RECOM-
 MENDATION  OF THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND TWO APPOINTED ON
 THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.   THE GOVERNOR  SHALL
 DESIGNATE  THE  COMMISSIONER,  OR THEIR DESIGNEE, AS CHAIR OF THE BOARD.
 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION  FOR  THEIR  SERVICES
 BUT  MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR NECESSARY AND ACTUAL EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE
 PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES HEREUNDER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04565-01-3
 S. 5517                             2
              

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2023-S5517A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2367
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2509, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8866, A9714

2023-S5517A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the advisory council on maternal mortality and morbidity to undertake a review of the cesarean births at hospitals in the state; requires two licensed midwives to be on the advisory council.

2023-S5517A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5517A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5517--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BROUK,  CLEARE,  RAMOS, SALAZAR -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Women's   Issues   --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
   advisory  council  on  maternal mortality and morbidity to undertake a
   review of the cesarean births at hospitals in the state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  1 of section 2509 of the
 public health law, as amended by chapter 142 of the  laws  of  2019,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) There is hereby established in the department the maternal mortal-
 ity review board for the purpose of reviewing maternal deaths and mater-
 nal  morbidity  and  developing  and disseminating findings, recommenda-
 tions, and best practices to contribute to the  prevention  of  maternal
 mortality  and  morbidity.  The  board  shall assess the cause of death,
 INCLUDING WHETHER THERE WAS A VAGINAL OR CESAREAN BIRTH, factors leading
 to death and preventability for each maternal death reviewed and, in the
 discretion of the board, cases of severe maternal morbidity,  and  shall
 develop  and  disseminate  strategies  for reducing the risk of maternal
 mortality and morbidity, including risk resulting from racial, economic,
 or other disparities. The commissioner may  delegate  the  authority  to
 conduct maternal mortality reviews.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 5 of section 2509 of the public
 health law, as amended by chapter 142 of the laws of 2019, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (a) shall make and report findings and recommendations to the  commis-
 sioner,  and  in  the case of the city board to the commissioner and the
 city commissioner regarding the  cause  of  death,  factors  leading  to
 death, and preventability of each maternal death case, INCLUDING WHETHER

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04565-02-3
              

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