NY Pub Health L § 2803-J (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 28 - Hospitals 2803-J - Information for Maternity Patients.

* §   2803-j.   Information   for  maternity  patients.     ** 1.  The commissioner shall require that every hospital and  birth  center  shall prepare  in  printed  or  photocopied form and distribute at the time of pre-booking directly to each prospective  maternity  patient  and,  upon request,  to  the  general public an informational leaflet. Such leaflet shall  be  designed  by  the  commissioner  and  shall   contain   brief definitions  of  maternity related procedures and practices as specified in subdivision two of this section and such  other  material  as  deemed appropriate  by  the  commissioner. Hospitals and birth centers may also elect to distribute  additional  explanatory  material  along  with  the maternity  patients  informational  leaflet. The commissioner shall make the information contained in the leaflet available on  the  department's website.   ** NB Effective until December 22, 2021   ** 1.  The  commissioner  shall  require that every hospital and birth center shall prepare in printed or photocopied form  and  distribute  at the  time  of pre-booking directly to each prospective maternity patient and, upon request, to the general public an informational leaflet.  Such leaflet  shall  be  designed by the commissioner and shall contain brief definitions of maternity related procedures and practices  as  specified in  subdivision  two  of  this section and such other material as deemed appropriate by the commissioner. Hospitals and birth  centers  may  also elect  to  distribute  additional  explanatory  material  along with the maternity patients informational leaflet. The  commissioner  shall  make the  information  contained in the leaflet available on the department's website.   ** NB Effective December 22, 2021   ** 1-a. The informational leaflet shall also include an explanation of the special provisions relating to maternity care and coverage under the insurance law and section two thousand eight  hundred  three-n  of  this chapter,  and  suggest  that  expectant  parents  check  their insurance policies for the details of their maternity coverage.   ** NB Effective until December 22, 2021   ** 1-a. The informational leaflet shall also include an explanation of the special provisions relating to maternity care and coverage under the insurance law and section twenty-eight hundred three-n of this  article, and  suggest  that  expectant parents check their insurance policies for the details of their maternity coverage.   ** NB Effective December 22, 2021   1-b. The informational leaflet shall also include information relating to the physical  and  mental  health  of  the  maternity  patient  after discharge  from the hospital, including, but not limited to, information about maternal depression. The commissioner, in collaboration  with  the commissioner  of  mental health, shall review and update the information on maternal depression contained  in  the  leaflet,  as  necessary.  The informational  leaflets  shall  be made available to patients in the top six languages spoken in the state, other than English, according to  the latest available data from the United States Census Bureau.   1-c. The informational leaflet shall also include a description of the dangers  of  shaking  infants  and young children. The description shall include  information  on  the  effects  of  shaking  infants  and  young children,  appropriate  ways to manage the causes of shaking infants and young children, and discussion on how to reduce  the  risks  of  shaking infants and young children.   1-d.  The informational leaflet shall also include the recommendations from  the  American  Academy  of  Pediatrics  relating  to  safe  sleep, including  sleep  space  and  sleep  position,  and discussion on how to reduce the risk of  infant  death  through  safe  sleep  practices.  The  information  described  in this subdivision may take the form of a video in lieu of a leaflet.   ** 1-f.  The  informational  leaflet  shall  also  include information relating to pre-term  labor  and  premature  birth,  including  but  not limited  to definitions and information on the risks that pre-term labor and premature birth pose to the expectant mother and fetus.   ** NB Effective and Repealed December 22, 2021   2. Such leaflet shall also include statistics relating to  the  annual percentage of maternity related procedures performed at such hospital or birth center, as provided by the commissioner, including but not limited to the following:  (a)  the  annual rate of cesarean sections, primary, repeat and total, performed at such facility;  (b) the annual percentage of women with previous cesarean sections who have had a subsequent successful vaginal birth;  (c) the annual percentage of deliveries by midwives;  (d)  the  annual  percentage  of  births  utilizing  electronic  fetal monitoring listed on the basis of external and internal;  (e)  the  annual percentage of births utilizing forceps, listed on the basis of low forceps delivery and mid forceps delivery;  (f) the annual percentage of breech births delivered vaginally;  (g) the annual percentage of births utilizing analgesia;  (h) the annual percentage of  births  utilizing  anesthesia  including general,  spinal,  epidural,  and  paracervical  listed  on the basis of vaginal and cesarean births;  (i) the annual percentage of births utilizing induction of labor;  (j) the annual percentage of births utilizing augmentation of labor;  (k) the annual percentage of vaginal births utilizing episiotomies;  (l) whether birthing rooms are available for use in the facility;  (m) whether rooming-in is available in the facility, on the  basis  of twenty-four hours a day or daytime.   3.  Compilation  of  the statistics set out in subdivision two of this section shall be the responsibility of the commissioner.   4. Statistical information shall be presented in the most  recent  one year aggregate.   5.  (a)  The commissioner shall establish an immunization schedule for newborn children. The immunization schedule shall chart out  recommended immunizations against certain diseases and illnesses and age-appropriate times  for  the  administration  of  each immunization. The immunization schedule shall also include information on  the  importance  of  getting children  immunized  at  the recommended ages. The immunization schedule shall also include  the  toll-free  telephone  number  operated  by  the department   as   part   of  its  immunization  education  efforts.  The immunization  schedule  shall  be  in  accordance  with  recommendations established  by  the  New  York  state  department  of  health  and  the immunization  practices  advisory  committee  of   the   United   States department of health and human services.  (b)  The  commissioner  shall provide the immunization schedule to the local  registrars  for  distribution  pursuant  to  paragraph   (b)   of subdivision  one  of  section  four thousand one hundred thirty-seven of this chapter.   6. Every hospital and birth center shall request that  each  maternity patient  and  father  of  a  newborn  child,  if available, view a video presentation, approved by the commissioner, on the  dangers  of  shaking infants  and  young  children, and the symptoms of shaken baby syndrome. After viewing such a video presentation or upon refusal to view  such  a video presentation, the hospital or birth center shall request that such patient  and/or  father  sign  a  form  stating that they have viewed or  refused to view such video  presentation.  All  training  materials  and forms  required to implement the provisions of this subdivision shall be provided by the commissioner.   * NB There are 2 § 2803-j's