* § 2803-v. Lymphedema information distribution. 1. For the purposes
of this section, the term "lymphedema" shall mean an accumulation of
fluid in the interstitial tissue that causes swelling, most often in the
arms and/or legs, and occasionally in other parts of the body, from any
cause.

2. The commissioner shall design an informational packet about
lymphedema and shall require that every general hospital distribute such
packet to all patients at high risk of developing lymphedema. Patients
deemed high risk shall include:

(a) patients who experience any significant injury to soft tissue that
could reasonably be expected, using sound medical judgment, as a result
of severity and nature thereof, to compromise or cause to be ineffective
the drainage of the lymphatic system;

(b) patients who experience recurrent or persistent bacterial
infections that could reasonably be expected, using sound medical
judgment, as a result of severity and nature thereof, to compromise or
cause to be ineffective the drainage of the lymphatic system; or

(c) patients who have had corrective surgical procedures performed
that may have interfered with the lymph drainage by severing local
lymphatics in a manner that may jeopardize reconstitution and recovery
of lymph drainage.

* NB There are 2 § 2803-v's