Bill Text: NY S06082 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Senate Bill 6082

Bill Title: Includes within the health care and wellness education and outreach program offered by the department of health resources for individuals who have suffered a pregnancy loss or infant loss.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-10-17 - SIGNED CHAP.533 [S06082 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S06082-Amended.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                         6082--A
            Cal. No. 1263

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     March 28, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens.  FERNANDEZ, BAILEY, CHU, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL,
          PARKER, SALAZAR, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues -- reported
          favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first report, amended on
          first report, ordered  to  a  second  report  and  ordered  reprinted,
          retaining its place in the order of second report

        AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to conducting educa-
          tion and outreach programs for individuals who have suffered  a  preg-
          nancy loss or infant loss

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

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public  health  law  is
     2  amended by adding a new paragraph (r) to read as follows:
     3    (r)  For  those  who  are  experiencing pregnancy loss or infant loss,
     4  which shall for the purposes of this paragraph include but not be limit-
     5  ed to, miscarriage, stillbirth,  or  termination  for  medical  reasons,
     6  information regarding:
     7    (i) the potential mental and physical impact from such loss; and
     8    (ii) resources for support and follow-up care.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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