Bill Text: NY A05244 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires any hospital that provides birthing services to provide written, educational material containing information about premature newborn infants.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to health [A05244 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A05244-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5244

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 12, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  BENEDETTO,  CAHILL,  COOK, COLTON,
          J. RIVERA, BRONSON, STIRPE, MONTESANO, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by
          -- M. of A. LUPARDO, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY -- read once  and  referred
          to the Committee on Health

        AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to patient discharge
          information concerning certain premature newborn infants

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
     2  2803-z to read as follows:
     3    § 2803-z. Patient discharge information. 1. Any hospital that provides
     4  birthing services shall provide written, educational material containing
     5  information about the possible complications, proper  care  and  support
     6  associated  with  newborn  infants  who  are born premature at less than
     7  thirty-seven  weeks  gestational  age.  The  written  information  shall
     8  include but not be limited to, the following:
     9    (a)  The  unique  health issues affecting infants born premature, such
    10  as:  increased risk of developmental problems;  nutritional  challenges;
    11  infection; chronic lung disease (bronchopulmonary dysplasia); vision and
    12  hearing   impairment;  breathing  problems;  feeding;  maintaining  body
    13  temperature; jaundice; hyperactivity;  infant  mortality  and  long-term
    14  complications associated with fine motor skills, reading, writing, math-
    15  ematics and speaking;
    16    (b)  The proper care needs of premature infants, developmental screen-
    17  ings and monitoring  and  healthcare  services  available  to  premature
    18  infants;
    19    (c)  infectious  disease  awareness and methods to prevent or minimize
    20  infections common to premature infants; and
    21    (d) Community resources to assist parents and family members with  the
    22  care and support of premature infants.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01679-01-1
        A. 5244                             2

     1    2.  Such  materials  shall  be  written  in  clear language to educate
     2  parents of premature infants across a variety of socioeconomic  statuses
     3  and shall be updated at least every two years.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
     5  it shall have become a law.