* § 2500-m. Access to doulas. (a) When a person is admitted to a
maternal health care facility for delivery and/or inpatient care
post-delivery, such person may designate a doula to have access to such
person. The maternal health care facility shall not deny such person
access to such person's designated doula. For the purposes of this
section, the term "maternal health care facility" shall mean a hospital
or freestanding birthing center providing perinatal services in
accordance with article twenty-eight of this chapter and applicable
regulations.

(b) Nothing in this section shall require a maternal health care
facility to grant a doula access to a person or area of the facility
during emergencies or when such access could compromise the safety of
the patient or health care team.

(c) The department shall require all maternal health care facilities
to include and/or post on the maternal health care facility's webpage,
lobby, and patient waiting areas information stating a birthing parent
is allowed to have a doula present in the maternal health care facility
for delivery and/or inpatient care post-delivery. 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
individuals with limited English proficiency in New York state as based
on the most recent census. The department shall produce and provide
maternal health care facilities with informational pamphlets stating a
birthing parent shall be allowed to have a doula present in the maternal
health care facility for delivery and/or inpatient care post-delivery.
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
spoken by individuals with limited English proficiency in New York state
as based on the most recent census.

* NB There are 2 § 2500-m's

* NB Effective March 11, 2025