Legislation
SECTION 2509-C
Availability of adverse childhood experiences services
Public Health (PBH) CHAPTER 45, ARTICLE 25, TITLE 1
§ 2509-c. Availability of adverse childhood experiences services.
Every pediatrics health care provider licensed pursuant to article one
hundred thirty-one of the education law shall be required to provide the
parent, guardian, custodian or other authorized individual of a child
that the pediatrician sees in their official capacity, with educational
materials developed pursuant to subdivision two of section three hundred
seventy-c of the social services law. Such materials may be provided
electronically and shall be used to inform and educate them about
adverse childhood experiences, the importance of protective factors and
the availability of services for children at risk for or experiencing
adverse childhood experiences.
Every pediatrics health care provider licensed pursuant to article one
hundred thirty-one of the education law shall be required to provide the
parent, guardian, custodian or other authorized individual of a child
that the pediatrician sees in their official capacity, with educational
materials developed pursuant to subdivision two of section three hundred
seventy-c of the social services law. Such materials may be provided
electronically and shall be used to inform and educate them about
adverse childhood experiences, the importance of protective factors and
the availability of services for children at risk for or experiencing
adverse childhood experiences.