NY Pub Health L § 266 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 2 - The Department of Health Title 6 - Women's Health 266 - Department Website.

* §  266.  Department  website.  1. The department shall establish and maintain an internet website for the purpose of advancing women's health initiatives. The website shall provide information for the  purposes  of educating  the  public  and  raising awareness of women's health issues, provide links to useful resources and encourage the use of services  now made  more  widely available to the women of New York state. The website shall also promote  the  following  preventative  services  now  covered pursuant  to  federal law and regulation, and explain that such services must be covered with no cost sharing:  (a) Anemia screening for pregnant women;  (b)  Bacteriuria  urinary  tract  or  other  infection  screening  for pregnant women;  (c) BRCA counseling about genetic testing for women at higher risk;  (d)  Breast  cancer  mammography screenings every one to two years for women over age forty;  (e) Breast cancer chemoprevention counseling for women at higher risk;  (f) Breastfeeding comprehensive support and  counseling  from  trained providers, as well as access to breastfeeding supplies, for pregnant and nursing women;  (g) Cervical cancer screening for sexually active women;  (h) Chlamydia infection screening for younger women and other women at higher risk;  (i) Contraception: Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling, not including abortifacient drugs;  (j)  Domestic  and interpersonal violence screening and counseling for all women;  (k) Folic acid supplements for women who may become pregnant;  (l)  Gestational  diabetes  screening   for   women   twenty-four   to twenty-eight  weeks  pregnant  and  those  at  high  risk  of developing gestational diabetes;  (m) Gonorrhea screening for all women at higher risk;  (n) Hepatitis B screening for pregnant women at their  first  prenatal visit;  (o)  Human  immunodeficiency  virus (HIV) screening and counseling for sexually active women;  (p) Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA Test: high  risk  HPV  DNA  testing every  three years for women with normal cytology results who are thirty years of age or older;  (q) Osteoporosis screening for women over age sixty depending on  risk factors;  (r)  RH incompatibility screening for all pregnant women and follow-up testing for women at higher risk;  (s) Tobacco  use  screening  and  interventions  for  all  women,  and expanded counseling for pregnant tobacco users;  (t)  Sexually  transmitted  infections  (STI)  counseling for sexually active women;  (u) Syphilis screening for  all  pregnant  women  or  other  women  at increased risk; and  (v) Well-woman visits to obtain recommended preventive services.   2.  The commissioner shall develop and update as necessary information on possible complications from pregnancy that can endanger the  life  or health  of  the  newborn or the mother for purposes of advancing women's health initiatives, pursuant to subdivision one of  this  section.  Such information  shall  be developed in consultation with any state or local government maternal mortality review boards and health care providers or other experts in the field of women and newborn health. Such information shall be posted on the website in a printable format, in each of the top  six languages spoken in the state, other than English, according to  the latest available data from the United States Census Bureau, to allow all general  hospitals,  diagnostic  and  treatment  centers, obstetricians, primary  care  providers,  midwives,  and  other  health  care  programs providing women's wellness services to provide the information to  their patients   as   part  of  their  wellness  education  or  prenatal  care activities.   3. The department shall also  consider  making  use  of  social  media networks for the purposes of advancing such initiatives.   ** 4.  Information  pursuant  to subdivision two of this section shall include information related  to  pre-term  labor  and  premature  birth, including but not limited to definitions and information on the risks of pre-term labor and premature birth to the expectant mother and fetus, as well as signs and symptoms of pre-term labor. The information shall also include:  (a)  a statement that the medical assistance program provides coverage for all income-eligible pregnant women residing in the state  regardless of immigration status; and  (b)  a  statement  informing  individuals  of their right to request a hospital  discharge  review  in  accordance  with  section  twenty-eight hundred  three-i of this article if they believe they are being asked to leave a hospital too soon; and  (c) a statement informing individuals that  hospitals  must  determine whether  an  expectant  mother  is  experiencing  an  emergency  medical condition,  and  upon  making  a  diagnosis  of  an  emergency   medical condition,  admit  the expectant mother to the general hospital or treat them  in  the  emergency  room  for  close  observation  and  continuous monitoring  until  it is deemed medically safe for discharge or transfer in accordance with state and federal requirements including the  federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).   ** NB Effective December 22, 2021   ** 5.  The  department  shall  develop  educational  materials  to  be provided to emergency room medical staff regarding the state and federal discharge and transfer requirements.   ** NB Effective December 22, 2021   * NB There are 2 § 266's