STATE OF NEW YORK
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9662
IN SENATE
April 1, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- 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 guidance, recom-
mendations and best practices related to incorporating placenta accre-
ta spectrum screenings into routine prenatal care
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-n to read as follows:
3 § 2500-n. Placenta accreta spectrum screenings. 1. For purposes of
4 this section "placenta accreta spectrum" means a pregnancy complication
5 that occurs when the placenta attaches too deeply into the wall of the
6 uterus.
7 2. The commissioner, in consultation with other relevant stakeholders
8 as determined by the commissioner, shall publish guidance for incorpo-
9 rating placenta accreta spectrum screenings into routine prenatal care.
10 This guidance shall include, but not be limited to, recommendations and
11 best practices related to:
12 (a) when a physician or other authorized practitioner attending a
13 pregnant person should initiate placenta accreta spectrum screenings and
14 how often such screenings should be repeated throughout pregnancy;
15 (b) screening for risk factors that may contribute to placenta accreta
16 spectrum such as multiple cesarean sections, placenta previa, advanced
17 maternal age, multiparity and prior uterine surgeries or curettage; and
18 (c) referrals for appropriate follow-up evaluation, diagnosis, and
19 treatment.
20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
21 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14949-03-6
