NY A08141 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)
Status: Introduced on June 16 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-05 - referred to health
Pending: Assembly Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Requires health care practitioners to provide up-to-date and evidence-based information on Down syndrome to pregnant women and parents of infants who test positive for Down syndrome in a written or alternative format at the time a Down syndrome screening test has been ordered.

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Title

Requires health care practitioners to provide up-to-date and evidence-based information on Down syndrome to pregnant women and parents of infants who test positive for Down syndrome in a written or alternative format at the time a Down syndrome screening test has been ordered.

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History

DateChamberAction
2022-01-05Assemblyreferred to health
2021-06-16Assemblyreferred to health

Same As/Similar To

S06867 (Same As) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

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