NY S08375 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-24 - REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
Pending: Senate Women's Issues Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-24 - REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
Pending: Senate Women's Issues Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act to require hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program for all health care providers involved in the perinatal care of patients within those facilities; requires hospitals to provide expectant mothers with written information regarding certain patient rights; requires information related to pregnancy, if known, to be included on death certificates.
Title
Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act to require hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program for all health care providers involved in the perinatal care of patients within those facilities; requires hospitals to provide expectant mothers with written information regarding certain patient rights; requires information related to pregnancy, if known, to be included on death certificates.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-24 | Senate | REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES |
Same As/Similar To
A08833 (Same As) 2024-01-18 - referred to health
