Senate Bill S5991

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Permits doulas to be present in the operating room while a cesarean section is being performed

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly


  • 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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2023-S5991 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2500-l, Pub Health L

2023-S5991 - Summary

Requires maternal healthcare facilities to permit doulas to be present in the operating room while a cesarean section is being performed.

2023-S5991 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5991 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5991
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, ADDABBO, FERNANDEZ, SEPULVEDA -- 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 permitting doulas
   to be present in the operating room while a cesarean section is  being
   performed

   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-l to read as follows:
   §  2500-L.  CESAREAN  SECTION;  PERSONS PRESENT. 1. NO PERSON SHALL BE
 DENIED THE ABILITY TO HAVE A DOULA PRESENT IN THE  OPERATING  ROOM,  FOR
 THE DURATION SUCH PERSON IS IN AN OPERATING ROOM, WHEN SUCH PERSON IS IN
 THE OPERATING ROOM FOR THE PURPOSES OF A CESAREAN SECTION.
   2.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE ALL MATERNAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES TO
 INCLUDE AND/OR POST  ON  THE  MATERNAL  HEALTHCARE  FACILITY'S  WEBPAGE,
 LOBBY,  AND  PATIENT WAITING AREAS INFORMATION STATING A BIRTHING PARENT
 IS ALLOWED TO HAVE A DOULA PRESENT IN THE OPERATING ROOM, FOR THE  DURA-
 TION  OF SUCH PERSON IS IN AN OPERATING ROOM, WHEN SUCH PERSON IS IN THE
 OPERATING ROOM FOR THE PURPOSES OF A CESAREAN SECTION. SUCH  INFORMATION
 SHALL  BE WRITTEN IN LAYPERSON'S LANGUAGE AND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN
 ENGLISH AND THE SIX MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY INDIVID-
 UALS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IN NEW YORK STATE AS BASED ON  THE
 MOST  RECENT  CENSUS.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PRODUCE AND PROVIDE MATERNAL
 HEALTHCARE FACILITIES WITH INFORMATIONAL PAMPHLETS  STATING  A  BIRTHING
 PARENT  SHALL  BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A DOULA PRESENT IN THE OPERATING ROOM,
 FOR THE DURATION OF SUCH PERSON IS  IN  AN  OPERATING  ROOM,  WHEN  SUCH
 PERSON  IS IN THE OPERATING ROOM FOR THE PURPOSES OF A CESAREAN SECTION.
 THE INFORMATIONAL PAMPHLET SHALL BE: AVAILABLE IN EACH  PATIENT  WAITING
 AREA AS A PRINTED DELIVERABLE; WRITTEN IN LAYPERSON'S LANGUAGE; AND MADE
 AVAILABLE  IN  ENGLISH  AND  THE  SIX  MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10162-02-3
              

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2023-S5991A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2500-l, Pub Health L

2023-S5991A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires maternal healthcare facilities to permit doulas to be present in the operating room while a cesarean section is being performed.

2023-S5991A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5991A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5991--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, ADDABBO, FERNANDEZ, SEPULVEDA -- 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 permitting  doulas
   to  be present in the operating room while a cesarean section is being
   performed
 
   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-m to read as follows:
   § 2500-M. CESAREAN SECTION; PERSONS PRESENT. 1.  NO  PERSON  SHALL  BE
 DENIED  THE  ABILITY  TO HAVE A DOULA PRESENT IN THE OPERATING ROOM, FOR
 THE DURATION SUCH PERSON IS IN AN OPERATING ROOM, WHEN SUCH PERSON IS IN
 THE OPERATING ROOM FOR THE PURPOSES OF A CESAREAN  SECTION  AND  HAS  NO
 OTHER SUPPORT PERSON AVAILABLE TO THEM.
   2.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE ALL MATERNAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES TO
 INCLUDE AND/OR POST  ON  THE  MATERNAL  HEALTHCARE  FACILITY'S  WEBPAGE,
 LOBBY,  AND  PATIENT WAITING AREAS INFORMATION STATING A BIRTHING PARENT
 IS ALLOWED TO HAVE A DOULA PRESENT IN THE OPERATING ROOM, FOR THE  DURA-
 TION  OF SUCH PERSON IS IN AN OPERATING ROOM, WHEN SUCH PERSON IS IN THE
 OPERATING ROOM FOR THE PURPOSES OF A  CESAREAN  SECTION  WHEN  NO  OTHER
 SUPPORT  PERSON  IS  AVAILABLE  TO THE BIRTHING PERSON. SUCH INFORMATION
 SHALL BE WRITTEN IN LAYPERSON'S LANGUAGE AND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE  IN
 ENGLISH AND THE SIX MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY INDIVID-
 UALS  WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IN NEW YORK STATE AS BASED ON THE
 MOST RECENT CENSUS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PRODUCE  AND  PROVIDE  MATERNAL
 HEALTHCARE  FACILITIES  WITH  INFORMATIONAL PAMPHLETS STATING A BIRTHING
 PARENT SHALL BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A DOULA PRESENT IN THE  OPERATING  ROOM,
 FOR  THE  DURATION  OF  SUCH  PERSON  IS IN AN OPERATING ROOM, WHEN SUCH
 PERSON IS IN THE OPERATING ROOM FOR THE PURPOSES OF A CESAREAN  SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10162-03-3
              

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