Includes within the health care and wellness education and outreach program offered by the department of health resources for individuals who have suffered a pregnancy loss or infant loss.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5734--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 23, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW, DINOWITZ, REYES, BURGOS, SAYEGH, McMA-
HON, COLTON, HYNDMAN, AUBRY, TAYLOR, WILLIAMS, SOLAGES, ROZIC, KELLES,
CUNNINGHAM, CRUZ, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, GUNTHER, BENEDETTO, LUNSFORD,
LEVENBERG, SANTABARBARA, STERN, GIBBS, WALLACE, DAVILA, COOK, ANDER-
SON, ALVAREZ, ZINERMAN, JOYNER, SEPTIMO, BENDETT, K. BROWN, MORINELLO,
PIROZZOLO, DeSTEFANO, FLOOD, HEVESI, MEEKS, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, SIMONE,
LUCAS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BYRNES -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to conducting educa-
tion and outreach programs for individuals who have suffered a preg-
nancy loss or infant loss
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 (r) to read as follows:
3 (r) For those who are experiencing pregnancy loss or infant loss,
4 which shall for the purposes of this paragraph include but not be limit-
5 ed to, miscarriage, stillbirth, or termination for medical reasons,
6 information regarding:
7 (i) the potential mental and physical impact from such loss; and
8 (ii) resources for support and follow-up care.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06322-03-3
