S02888 Summary:

BILL NOS02888A
 
SAME ASSAME AS A00318-A
 
SPONSORSALAZAR
 
COSPNSRBIAGGI, CARLUCCI
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §2500-l, Pub Health L
 
Relates to informing maternity patients about the risks associated with cesarean section.
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S02888 Actions:

BILL NOS02888A
 
01/30/2019REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
02/11/20191ST REPORT CAL.137
02/12/20192ND REPORT CAL.
02/26/2019ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
05/13/2019AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2888A
06/20/2019SUBSTITUTED BY A318A
 A00318 AMEND=A Paulin (MS)
 06/20/2019SUBSTITUTION RECONSIDERED
 06/20/2019VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
 06/20/2019COMMITTED TO RULES
 01/08/2020REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
 01/09/2019referred to health
 01/15/2019reported
 01/17/2019advanced to third reading cal.5
 01/23/2019passed assembly
 01/23/2019delivered to senate
 01/23/2019REFERRED TO HEALTH
 05/07/2019recalled from senate
 05/07/2019RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
 05/07/2019vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
 05/07/2019amended on third reading 318a
 06/04/2019repassed assembly
 06/04/2019returned to senate
 06/04/2019COMMITTED TO RULES
 06/20/2019SUBSTITUTED FOR S2888A
 06/20/20193RD READING CAL.137
 06/20/2019SUBSTITUTION RECONSIDERED
 06/20/2019RECOMMITTED TO RULES
 01/08/2020DIED IN SENATE
 01/08/2020RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
 01/08/2020ordered to third reading cal.14
 01/13/2020passed assembly
 01/13/2020delivered to senate
 01/13/2020REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
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S02888 Committee Votes:

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S02888 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S02888 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         2888--A
            Cal. No. 137
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 30, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by Sens. SALAZAR, BIAGGI, CARLUCCI -- 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 and
          second  report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and ordered
          reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to informing materni-
          ty patients about the risks associated with cesarean section
 
          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  2500-l to read as follows:
     3    § 2500-l. Duty of providers  of  primary  cesarean  section  maternity
     4  services  to  inform.  1.  (a) Every maternal health care provider shall
     5  provide the written communication established in subdivision two of this
     6  section prior to delivery to each pregnant woman  for  whom  a  cesarean
     7  section delivery is planned.
     8    (b)  Every  maternal  health  care  provider  who  performs a cesarean
     9  section which was not  planned  prenatally  shall  provide  the  written
    10  communication  established  in  subdivision  two  of this section to the
    11  patient following delivery.
    12    (c) As used in this section:    "maternal  health  care  provider"  or
    13  "provider"  shall  mean  a  physician,  midwife,  nurse practitioner, or
    14  physician assistant, acting within his or her scope of practice,  manag-
    15  ing the pregnancy of a pregnant woman.
    16    2.  (a)  The  commissioner  shall  develop  a written communication or
    17  communications for maternal  health  care  providers  to  distribute  to
    18  maternity patients as required in subdivision one of this section, which
    19  contains  information  about cesarean section delivery. The commissioner
    20  shall consult with appropriate  health  care  professionals,  providers,
    21  consumers,  educators  and  patients or organizations representing them,
    22  including but not limited to the American College of  Obstetricians  and
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01662-05-9

        S. 2888--A                          2
 
     1  Gynecologists and the New York State Association of Licensed Midwives to
     2  develop such written communication or communications.
     3    (b)  Such  written  communication or communications shall include, but
     4  not be limited to information on:
     5    i. potential maternal injuries associated with cesarean delivery; and
     6    ii. potential risks to the fetus; and
     7    iii. the impact a cesarean delivery may have on future pregnancies and
     8  deliveries; and
     9    iv. circumstances in which cesarean delivery may be necessary to  save
    10  the life of the mother or fetus.
    11    (c) The commissioner shall ensure that all information included in the
    12  written  communication  or  communications are maintained and updated to
    13  reflect current clinical guidelines.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    15  it shall have become a law.   Effective immediately, the  department  of
    16  health  may  make  regulations  and take other actions necessary for the
    17  timely implementation of this act on its effective date.
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