Relates to providing education and outreach programs related to home visiting programs which provide support for pregnant and parenting families, and have been proven to improve outcomes for mothers, infants, and families; provides that such information shall include information on services available from such programs, eligibility, and relevant contact information.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2121
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 15, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing educa-
tion and outreach programs related to home visiting programs
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 (t) to read as follows:
3 (t) Home visiting programs which provide support for pregnant and
4 parenting families, and have been proven to improve outcomes for moth-
5 ers, infants, and families. Such information shall include but not be
6 limited to services available from such programs, eligibility, and rele-
7 vant contact information.
8 § 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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