Bill Text: NY S06287 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes "Elizabeth's law"; requires child care providers to be provided with informational materials on the impacts and dangers of congenital cytomegalovirus infection and the treatments and methods of prevention of cytomegalovirus infection; requires distribution of materials relating to cytomegalovirus by certain physicians.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2022-11-23 - SIGNED CHAP.653 [S06287 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S06287-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6287--C
            Cal. No. 683

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     April 20, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens.  MANNION, BORRELLO, HELMING, MARTUCCI, MAY -- read
          twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
          Committee  on  Children  and  Families -- reported favorably from said
          committee, ordered to first  and  second  report,  amended  on  second
          report,  ordered  to  a third reading, and to be reprinted as amended,
          retaining its place in the order of third reading  --  recommitted  to
          the  Committee on Children and Families in accordance with Senate Rule
          6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  first
          and  second  report,  ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and
          delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,  restored  to
          third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in
          the order of third reading -- repassed by Senate and delivered to  the
          Assembly,  recalled,  vote  reconsidered,  restored  to third reading,
          amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
          third reading

        AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law and the public health law, in
          relation to requiring the  provision  of  informational  materials  to
          child care providers and certain physicians and midwives regarding the
          impacts  and  dangers  of congenital cytomegalovirus infection and the
          treatments and methods of prevention of cytomegalovirus infection

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

     1    Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as "Elizabeth's
     2  law".
     3    § 2. Section 390 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
     4  subdivision 14 to read as follows:
     5    14. The office of children and family services,  in  conjunction  with
     6  the  department  of  health,  shall  be  required to annually distribute
     7  informational materials related to the occurrence,  transmission,  birth
     8  defects, methods of diagnosis and preventive measures of Cytomegalovirus
     9  established pursuant to subdivision six of section two hundred sixty-six

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10814-06-2
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     1  of the public health law to every licensed, registered or enrolled child
     2  care provider and their staff.
     3    §  3.  Section 266 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
     4  subdivision 6 to read as follows:
     5    6. Cytomegalovirus. (a) In addition to information  provided  pursuant
     6  to  this  section,  the  commissioner  shall  also develop comprehensive
     7  informational materials, which shall include, but not be limited to, the
     8  symptoms, the risks, the transmission and the prevention of  cytomegalo-
     9  virus and the effects that such virus may have on a pregnant individual,
    10  an individual who may become pregnant, and children.
    11    (b) i. The commissioner shall distribute such cytomegalovirus informa-
    12  tional materials to:
    13    (1)  licensed  physicians  who practice obstetric and/or gynecology in
    14  this state; and
    15    (2) those licensed to  practice  midwifery  pursuant  to  article  one
    16  hundred forty of the education law.
    17    ii.  Such  physicians  or  midwives  shall provide the cytomegalovirus
    18  informational materials to each pregnant patient during  such  patient's
    19  first appointment with such physician or midwife.
    20    §  4. Title 6 of article 2 of the public health law, as added by chap-
    21  ter 483 of the laws of 2014, is renumbered title 6-A.
    22    § 5. Section 266 of the public health law, as added by chapter 483  of
    23  the laws of 2014, is renumbered section 266-a.
    24    § 6. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    25  it  shall  have  become a law; provided, however, that sections four and
    26  five of this act shall take effect immediately;  and  provided  further,
    27  that  the  addition,  amendment  and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
    28  necessary for the implementation of sections one, two and three of  this
    29  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or
    30  before such effective date.