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A02957 Summary:

A02957 Actions:

A02957 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:06/05/2019AYE/NAY:25/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Gottfried
Aye
Raia
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
McDonough
Aye
Galef
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Ashby
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Jaffee
Aye
Steck
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Kim
Excused
Solages
Aye
Bichotte
Aye
Barron
Aye
Sayegh
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:06/11/2019AYE/NAY:25/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Finch
Aye
Gantt
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Raia
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Titus
Excused
Peoples-Stokes
Excused
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Excused
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Excused

A02957 Floor Votes:

A02957 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A2957A
 
SPONSOR: Richardson

 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public health law, in relation to
providing information on possible complications from pregnancy; and in
relation to screenings and referrals for serious threats to life after
pregnancy
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
To ensure that The Department of Health is taking steps to lower the
State's maternal mortality rate by ensuring that pregnant women and new
mothers receive information on complications that could lead to death.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Section 2803-j of the public health law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 1-e to read as follows: 1-e.  The informational leaf-
let shall also include information on possible complications from preg-
nancy that can endanger the life or health of the newborn or the mother.
The commissioner, in consultation with any state or local government
maternal mortality review boards, shall review and update this informa-
tion as necessary.
 
§ 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2803-n of the public
health law, as amended by chapter 199 of the laws of 2014, is amended to
read as follows: (b) Maternity care shall also include, at minimum,
parent education, assistance and training in breast or bottle feeding,
education on maternal depression, education on maternal depression
screening and referrals, and the performance of any necessary or appro-
priate maternal and newborn clinical assessments and screenings and
appropriate referrals. Notwithstanding this requirement, nothing in this
paragraph is intended to result in the hospital charging any amount for
such services in addition to the applicable charge for the maternity
inpatient hospital admission.
 
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
 
Section 1. Subdivision 1-b of section 2803-j of the public health law,
as amended by chapter 199 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
follows: 1-b. The informational leaflet shall also include information
relating to the physical and mental health of the maternity patient
after discharge from the hospital, including, but not limited to, infor-
mation about maternal depression and information on possible compli-
cations from pregnancy that can lead to death. The commissioner, in
collaboration with the commissioner of mental health, shall review and
update the information on maternal depression contained in the leaflet,
as necessary. The commissioner, in consultation with official boards in
the state responsible for reviewing and investigating causes of maternal
mortality, shall review and update the information on possible compli-
cations from pregnancy that can lead to death, as necessary. The infor-
mational leaflets shall be made available to patients in the top six
 
languages spoken in the state, other than English, according to the
latest available data from the United States Census Bureau.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
Since the year 2000, the maternal mortality rate in the United States as
a whole has increased from a rate of 19 to 24 deaths per every 100,000
births. According to the Department of Health, in New York City, the
rate was 25 deaths per 100,000 births in 2013 and in New York State the
rate was an alarming 31 deaths per 100,300 births. Both of these rates
were an increase from the rate the state and city experienced in 2006.
The sad fact that maternal mortality rates in the United States and New
York have been on the rise while the rest of the world as a whole
continues to see a decline is heart-wrenching.In addition, the scourge
of maternal mortality does not affect all women the same. African Ameri-
can women suffer from maternal mortality at much higher rates than women
of other races in this country while health authorities have not
collected the necessary data to explain and correct this horrible
disparity. The reality is that New York can take steps to change this
shameful trajectory. One basic step needed is to ensure that pregnant
women and new mothers are provided with information about issues and
complications that may seem benign but could in fact lead to maternal
mortality. The state already mandates that several types of information
be provided to pregnant women and new mothers and this bill would add
information about issues that can lead to maternal death to the types of
information that must be provided to the public.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
New Legislation
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
 
Fiscal implications to be determined.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect 90 days after it has become a law. Effective
immediately, the addition, amendment, and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective
date.

A02957 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         2957--A
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 28, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. RICHARDSON, THIELE, BICHOTTE, EPSTEIN, D'URSO,
          SAYEGH, ORTIZ, JAFFEE, GRIFFIN, BARRON, WRIGHT --  Multi-Sponsored  by
          --  M.  of  A.    DE LA ROSA,  SIMON  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Health -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing informa-
          tion  on  possible  complications  from  pregnancy; and in relation to
          screenings and referrals for serious threats to life after pregnancy
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.    Section  2803-j  of the public health law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 1-e to read as follows:
     3    1-e. The informational  leaflet  shall  also  include  information  on
     4  possible  complications  from  pregnancy  that  can endanger the life or
     5  health of the newborn or the mother. The commissioner,  in  consultation
     6  with  any  state  or  local government maternal mortality review boards,
     7  shall review and update this information as necessary.
     8    § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2803-n  of  the  public
     9  health law, as amended by chapter 199 of the laws of 2014, is amended to
    10  read as follows:
    11    (b)  Maternity  care shall also include, at minimum, parent education,
    12  assistance and training in breast or bottle feeding, education on mater-
    13  nal depression, education on maternal depression  screening  and  refer-
    14  rals,  and  the performance of any necessary or appropriate maternal and
    15  newborn clinical assessments and screenings and  appropriate  referrals.
    16  Notwithstanding  this requirement, nothing in this paragraph is intended
    17  to result in the hospital charging any amount for such services in addi-
    18  tion to the applicable  charge  for  the  maternity  inpatient  hospital
    19  admission.
    20    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    21  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
    22  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    23  tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
    24  completed on or before such effective date.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04513-02-9

A02957 LFIN:

 
NO LFIN

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