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NY Pub Health L § 2500 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 25 - Maternal and Child Health Title 1 - General Provisions 2500 - Maternal and Child Health; Duties of Commissioner.

§  2500.  Maternal  and  child  health; duties of commissioner. 1. The   commissioner shall act in  an  advisory  and  supervisory  capacity,  in   matters  pertaining to the safeguarding of motherhood, the prevention of   maternal, perinatal, infant  and  child  mortality,  the  prevention  of   diseases,  low birth weight, childhood obesity, and defects of childhood   and the promotion of maternal, prenatal and child health, including care   in hospitals, and shall administer such services bearing on  the  health   of  mothers  and children for which funds are or shall hereafter be made   available.2. The commissioner shall establish minimum  standards  in  accordance   with  established and accepted medical principles for local maternal and   child health services administered by or under the  general  supervision   of the commissioner.3.   In   conjunction   with   the  state  department  having  general   supervision,  the  commissioner  may  make  or  may  cause  to  be  made   investigation  of  the  conditions  affecting  the health of children in   institutions for day care or domiciliary care.  If  he  shall  find  any   conditions detrimental to health in such institutions, he shall make and   report recommendations thereon to the appropriate state department.4.  The  commissioner  shall  cooperate  with  other state departments   having jurisdiction over matters affecting the  health  of  mothers  and   children,  to  the  end  that existing activities may be coordinated and   duplication of effort avoided. He shall  cooperate  with  and  stimulate   local  agencies,  public  and  private,  in  promoting such measures and   undertakings as may be designed  to  accomplish  the  purposes  of  this   section.
NY Pub Health L § 2500-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 25 - Maternal and Child Health Title 1 - General Provisions 2500-A - Test for Phenylketonuria and Other Diseases and Conditions.

§  2500-a. Test for phenylketonuria and other diseases and conditions. (a) 1. It shall be the duty  of  the  administrative  officer  or  other person  in  charge  of  each institution caring for infants twenty-eight days or less of  age  and  the  person  required  in  pursuance  of  the provisions  of  section  forty-one  hundred  thirty  of  this chapter to register the birth of a child, to cause to have  administered  to  every such infant or child in its or his care a test for:   i. phenylketonuria,   ii. homozygous sickle cell disease,   iii. hypothyroidism,   iv. branched-chain ketonuria,   v. galactosemia,   vi. homocystinuria,   vii.   critical   congenital  heart  defects  through  pulse  oximetry screening,   viii. with regard to any newborn  infant  who  is  identified  as,  or suspected  of,  having  a  hearing impairment as a result of a screening conducted pursuant to section twenty-five hundred-g of this title, cause to be administered to such infant  a  urine  polymerase  chain  reaction (PCR)  test for cytomegalovirus, unless the parent of the infant objects thereto; provided that if the commissioner determines that another  test for  cytomegalovirus  is diagnostically equivalent to or better than the urine  polymerase  chain  reaction  test,  the  commissioner   may,   by regulation  under  this  section, allow or require the use of that other test, and   ix. such other diseases and conditions as may from  time  to  time  be designated  by  the commissioner in accordance with rules or regulations prescribed by the commissioner.   2. Testing, the recording of the  results  of  such  tests,  tracking, follow-up  reviews and educational activities shall be performed at such times and in such manner as may be prescribed by the  commissioner.  The commissioner  shall  promulgate  regulations setting forth the manner in which information describing the purposes of the  requirements  of  this section  shall  be  disseminated  to parents or a guardian of the infant tested.  (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply in the case of  any infant  or  child  whose  parent or guardian is a member of a recognized religious organization whose teachings and tenets are  contrary  to  the testing  herein required and who notifies the person charged with having such test administered of his objection thereto.  (c) By regulation, the  commissioner  shall  add  adrenoleukodystrophy ("ALD")  to  the list of diseases and conditions for which testing shall be performed pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section upon validation by the Wadsworth Center of a test for ALD. The  Wadsworth  Center  shall undertake  the  process  for  validation upon the development of a test. This subdivision shall be known and may be cited as "Aidan's Law."
NY Pub Health L § 2500-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 25 - Maternal and Child Health Title 1 - General Provisions 2500-B - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

§ 2500-b. Sudden infant death syndrome.  (a) Declaration of policy.   Occurrence of sudden deaths of infants is a tragedy for the child, the family  and  the  community, and a matter of vital concern to the public health.  In order to provide for the protection  and  promotion  of  the health  of  the inhabitants of the state, the department of health shall have the central and comprehensive responsibility  for  the  development and administration of the state's policy with respect thereto.  (b)  The  commissioner  shall  establish a program to study the sudden deaths of infants which are unexpected by medical history, and for which adequate causes of death have not been demonstrated.  (c) Such program may initially consist of pilot projects  which  shall include  epidemiological investigation, family counseling and evaluation in order to identify the major risk factors in sudden infant deaths with the objective of preventing such deaths.
NY Pub Health L § 2500-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 25 - Maternal and Child Health Title 1 - General Provisions 2500-F - Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Testing of Newborns.

§  2500-f.  Human  immunodeficiency virus; testing of newborns.  1. In   order to improve the health outcomes of newborns, and to improve  access   to  care  and  treatment  for newborns infected with or exposed to human   immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and their mothers, the  commissioner  shall   establish  a  comprehensive  program for the testing of newborns for the   presence  of  human  immunodeficiency  virus  and/or  the  presence   of   antibodies to such virus.2.   The  commissioner  shall  promulgate  regulations  governing  the   implementation of the program required pursuant to  subdivision  one  of   this  section,  including  the  administration  of  testing, counseling,   tracking, disclosure of test results pursuant  to  section  twenty-seven   hundred  eighty-two  of this chapter, follow-up reviews, and educational   activities relating to such testing.
NY Pub Health L § 2500-F-1 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 25 - Maternal and Child Health Title 1 - General Provisions 2500-F-1 - Special Program for HIV Services for Women and Children, Including Adolescents.

§  2500-f-1.  Special program for HIV services for women and children,   including adolescents. The  commissioner,  pursuant  to  a  request  for   proposal,  shall  make  grants  to  programs to provide HIV services for   women and children, including adolescents which may include outreach and   education concerning HIV infection, modes of transmission, the  benefits   of  early  diagnosis  and  medical  intervention and the availability of   services in the community for women and children, including adolescents,   including those in  need  of  prenatal  and  postpartum  services.  Such   programs  may  make  referrals  for  and  may  deliver medical and other   appropriate services  to  assist  such  women  and  children,  including   adolescents.  The  commissioner  is  authorized  to  make  grants within   amounts available therefor to hospitals,  community-based  organizations   and  community  service  programs  for  programs  authorized  under this   section.
NY Pub Health L § 2500-H (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 25 - Maternal and Child Health Title 1 - General Provisions 2500-H - Statewide Perinatal Data System.

* §  2500-h.  Statewide  perinatal data system. 1. In order to support   quality care at all hospitals with obstetric services, the department is   authorized to provide de-identified information for all births  at  each   affiliate  hospital  in  each regional perinatal center's network to the   regional  perinatal  center  and  the  affiliate,   except   that   such   information  shall  include  zip  code  and  a unique identifier such as   medical record number.2. The information when received  by  the  department  shall  be  used   solely  for  the  purpose  of improving quality of care and shall not be   subject to release under article six of the  public  officers  law,  and   where  applicable, shall be subject to the confidentiality provisions of   section twenty-eight hundred five-m of this  chapter,  except  that  the   release  of  birth  certificate  information shall be subject to section   forty-one hundred seventy-four of this chapter.3. The commissioner may  release  information  collected  through  the   statewide  perinatal  data  system  to  his  or her designees, including   persons or entities under contract with the department to review quality   of care issues, as required to monitor regional  perinatal  centers  and   affiliate  hospitals  and  conduct  quality  improvement  initiatives as   needed to monitor, evaluate and improve patient care and outcomes.  Such   designee  or  person  or  entity  under  contract with the department to   review quality of care issues shall maintain the confidentiality of  all   such  information  and  shall use it only to improve quality of care, as   approved by the department.* NB There are 2 § 2500-h's
NY Pub Health L § 2500-I (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 25 - Maternal and Child Health Title 1 - General Provisions 2500-I - Child Food Choking Prevention.

§  2500-i.  Child  food  choking  prevention.  1. The department shall   establish criteria for determining which foods  and  food  products  may   pose a significant choking risk for children in various age groups.2.  The  department  shall  conduct  an  ongoing  public awareness and   education program under section two hundred seven  of  this  chapter  on   choking  risks,  precautions  and life-saving procedures, including, but   not limited to, listing on its internet website information that assists   members of the public  in  locating  infant  and  child  cardiopulmonary   resuscitation classes.3.  The  department shall produce and distribute educational materials   on food choking risks,  precautions  and  life-saving  procedures.  Such   materials  shall  be made available to child care centers, pediatricians   and nursery,  elementary  and  secondary  schools  for  distribution  to   persons  in  parental  relation  to children, and to hospitals, birthing   centers and other appropriate health care providers for distribution  to   maternity  patients.  In  addition,  such materials shall be provided to   health care professionals engaged in the care and treatment of  children   for  distribution to such children and persons in parental relation. The   department  shall  also  provide  information  on  food  choking  risks,   precautions  and  life-saving  procedures  on  the department's internet   website. No provision of this subdivision shall be  deemed  to  prohibit   the  utilization  and  distribution  of  educational  materials relating   thereto produced by any public, private or governmental entity, in  lieu   of the department's production of such materials.4.  The department shall periodically review available data on choking   incidents in children and  update  the  information  on  choking  risks,   precautionary  measures  and  life-saving  procedures  provided  in  its   educational materials and on its internet website, as appropriate.5. The department shall report every three years,  commencing  January   first,  two  thousand eighteen, to the governor, the temporary president   of the senate and the speaker of the assembly on the  implementation  of   this  section and any recommendations for furthering the purpose of this   section.6. Implementation of this section shall be contingent upon  and  shall   be conducted within appropriations made therefor.
NY Pub Health L § 2500-J (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 25 - Maternal and Child Health Title 1 - General Provisions 2500-J - Autism Spectrum Disorders; Screening of Children.

§  2500-j.  Autism  spectrum  disorders; screening of children. 1. The commissioner  shall  establish,  for  use  by  pediatric  primary   care providers,  best  practice protocols for early screening of children for autism spectrum disorders, including but not  limited  to  developmental screening  for  children  three  years  of age and under. Such protocols shall incorporate standards and guidelines established by  the  American Academy  of  Pediatrics, shall be updated at least biennially, and shall include, but not be limited to:  (a) the routine  employment  of  objective  autism  spectrum  disorder screening   tools   at   regular  intervals  during  critical  childhood developmental stages;  (b) a provider/parental dialogue, utilizing the modified checklist for autism in toddlers as a reference, intended to educate parents in regard to autism spectrum disorders; and  (c) an appropriate referral mechanism for  children  who,  based  upon results   of  the  aforementioned  screening  process,  require  further evaluation.   2. The modified checklist  for  autism  in  toddlers  referred  to  in subdivision one of this section shall be accessible by the public on the department's internet website.   3.  The  commissioner  shall  promulgate  any  rules  and  regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
NY Pub Health L § 2500-K (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 25 - Maternal and Child Health Title 1 - General Provisions 2500-K - Maternal Depression.

§  2500-k.  Maternal  depression.  1.  Definitions.  As  used  in this section:  (a)  "Maternal  depression"  means  a  wide  range  of  emotional  and psychological reactions a woman may experience during pregnancy or after childbirth.  These  reactions  may  include,  but  are  not  limited to, feelings of despair or extreme guilt, prolonged sadness, lack of energy, difficulty concentrating, fatigue,  extreme  changes  in  appetite,  and thoughts  of  suicide  or  of  harming the baby. Maternal depression may include prenatal depression, the "baby blues," postpartum depression, or postpartum psychosis -- the severest form.  (b) "Maternal health care provider" means a physician, midwife,  nurse practitioner,  or physician assistant, or other health care practitioner acting within his or her lawful scope of practice, attending a  pregnant woman  or  a  woman  up  to  one  year  after  childbirth,  including  a practitioner  attending  the  woman's  child  up  to  one   year   after childbirth.   2.   Maternal   depression   information.  (a)  The  commissioner,  in consultation  with  the  commissioner  of  mental  health,  shall   make available  to  maternal  health  care  providers information on maternal depression. The information shall include, but not be limited to:  (i) a summary of the current evidence base and professional guidelines for maternal depression screening;  (ii)  validated,  evidence-based   tools   for   maternal   depression screening;  (iii) information about follow-up support for patients who may require further  evaluation,  referral,  or treatment including, when available, information about specific community resources and entities licensed  by the office of mental health; and  (iv) information on engaging support for the mother, which may include communicating  with  the  other  parent  of  the  child and other family members, as appropriate and consistent with patient confidentiality.  (b) The information on maternal depression  shall  be  posted  on  the department's  website. The commissioner shall, in collaboration with the commissioner of mental health, update  and  review  the  information  on maternal depression, as necessary.   3.  Maternal  depression  treatment. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of mental health, shall:  (a) inform providers of the need to  raise  awareness  about  maternal depression; and  (b)  provide  information  on  the  department's  and office of mental health's websites regarding how to locate available providers who  treat or  provide  support  for maternal depression including, but not limited to, mental health  professionals,  other  licensed  professionals,  peer support, not-for-profit corporations and other community resources.   4.  The commissioner shall make any regulations necessary to implement this section.
NY Pub Health L § 2501 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 25 - Maternal and Child Health Title 1 - General Provisions 2501 - Health and Welfare Services to All Children; Duty of Local Boards.

§  2501.  Health  and  welfare services to all children; duty of local   boards.  1. The local board of health or  similar  health  authority  of   each  local  health  district  shall provide children who attend schools   other than public with all or any of the health and welfare services and   facilities, including but not  limited  to  health,  surgical,  medical,   dental  and  therapeutic  care  and  treatment  and  corrective aids and   appliances,  authorized  by  law  and  now  granted  or  hereafter  made   available  by such local board of health or similar health authority for   or to children in the public schools in so far  as  these  services  and   facilities may be requested by the authorities of the schools other than   public.2.  Any  services or facilities provided pursuant to the provisions of   this section shall be so provided notwithstanding any provision  of  any   charter or other provision of law inconsistent herewith.
NY Pub Health L § 2502 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 25 - Maternal and Child Health Title 1 - General Provisions 2502 - Report of Certain Conditions.

§  2502.  Report  of certain conditions.   Any nurse-midwife, nurse or   other person having the care of an infant within the age  of  two  weeks   who  neglects or omits to report immediately to the health officer or to   a legally qualified practitioner of medicine of the city, town or  place   where  such  child is being cared for, the fact that one or both eyes of   such infant are inflammed or reddened whenever such shall be  the  case,   or  who applies any remedy therefor without the advice, or except by the   direction of such officer or physician is guilty of a misdemeanor.
NY Pub Health L § 2503 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 25 - Maternal and Child Health Title 1 - General Provisions 2503 - Drug Information to Be Furnished Expectant Mothers.

§  2503.  Drug  information  to  be furnished expectant mothers.   The   physician or nurse-midwife to be in attendance at the birth of  a  child   shall inform the expectant mother, in advance of the birth, of the drugs   that  such physician or nurse-midwife expects to employ during pregnancy   and  of  the  obstetrical  and  other  drugs  that  such  physician   or   nurse-midwife  expects to employ at birth and of the possible effects of   such drugs on the child and mother.
NY Pub Health L § 2504-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 25 - Maternal and Child Health Title 1 - General Provisions 2504-A - Hepatitis B Immunization of a Minor.

§  2504-a.  Hepatitis  B  immunization  of  a  minor. 1. A health care practitioner may administer immunization against hepatitis B to a person under the age of eighteen years without the consent or knowledge of  the parents  or  guardian  of  said  person,  if said person has capacity to consent and consents to the immunization, and said person is housed in a state or local correctional facility.   2. For the purposes of this section:  (a) the term "health care practitioner" shall mean a person  licensed, certified  or  otherwise authorized to practice under title eight of the education law, acting within his or her lawful scope of practice; and  (b) the term "capacity to consent" shall mean an individual's ability, determined without regard to the individual's  age,  to  understand  and appreciate the nature and consequences of the proposed immunization, and to make an informed decision concerning the immunization.
NY Pub Health L § 2504-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 25 - Maternal and Child Health Title 1 - General Provisions 2504-B - Information Concerning Pelvic Exams.

§  2504-b.  Information  concerning pelvic exams. 1. On or before July first,  two  thousand  twenty-two,  the  department  shall  develop   an informational  pamphlet  for patients undergoing pelvic examinations. In developing  the  pamphlet,  the  department  shall  consult  with  state professional societies representing physicians in general, obstetricians and  gynecologists,  family  practice  physicians,  nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. The pamphlet shall include but not be limited to information concerning, the following:  (a) what a pelvic exam is and how it is properly performed;  (b) if applicable, a description of other relevant exams;  (c) privacy expectations, including that privacy  should  be  provided for  the  patient both when undressing and dressing and that a gown or a drape should be provided;  (d) an explanation of what a speculum is and how it should be properly used during an examination;  (e) that  gloves  should  be  worn  by  the  practitioner  during  the examination; and  (f)  a telephone number for the office of professional medical conduct in the department and  the  office  of  the  professions  in  the  state education  department, at which a patient may report any misconduct that the patient feels may have occurred.   2. The informational pamphlet shall  be  made  available  for  use  by practitioners. The informational pamphlet shall be posted as a printable file  on  the  department's  internet  website,  and  may  also  be made available for  order  as  a  printed  deliverable  on  the  department's internet website.   3. The informational pamphlet shall be written in layperson's language and  shall  be  made  available  in  English  and  the  six  most common non-English  languages  spoken  by  individuals  with  limited   English proficiency in New York state as based on the most recent census.   4.  A  practitioner may provide the patient the informational pamphlet developed pursuant to this section.   5. For purposes of this section, "practitioner" means  a  health  care professional  licensed,  certified,  or otherwise authorized to practice under the education law, acting within the scope of practice.