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A04313 Summary:

BILL NOA04313
 
SAME ASSAME AS S02281
 
SPONSORGunther
 
COSPNSRBenedetto, Cook, Colton, Bronson, Stirpe, McDonough
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §2803-bb, Pub Health L
 
Requires any hospital that provides birthing services to provide written, educational material containing information about premature newborn infants.
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A04313 Actions:

BILL NOA04313
 
02/14/2023referred to health
01/03/2024referred to health
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A04313 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A4313
 
SPONSOR: Gunther
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to patient discharge information concerning certain premature newborn infants   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would require any hospital that provides birthing services to provide written, educational material containing information about the possible complications, proper care and support associated with newborn infants who are born premature at less than thirty-seven weeks gesta- tional age.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: New section 2803-v of the public health law is created requiring written education information be provided by hospitals that provide birthing services to those caring for newborn infants who are born premature at less than thirty-seven weeks gestational age. This section sets stand- ards for the content of the written material, including, but not limited to: the unique health issues affecting infants born premature; the prop- er care needs of premature infants; infectious disease awareness and methods to prevent or minimize infections common to premature infants; and community resources to assist parents and family members with the care and support of premature infants. The section also requires that the materials shall be written in clear language to educate parents of premature infants across a variety of socioeconomic statuses and shall be updated at least every 2 years.   JUSTIFICATION: The hospital discharge and follow-up care of premature infants needs to be improved. A great amount of attention is focused on neonatal inten- sive care of extremely premature infants, but those infants born late preterm are often grouped with full-term infants, which places them at risk in terms of continued follow-up care once discharged from the hospital. Premature infants, even close to full-term are subjected to greater health risks and significant differences in clinical outcomes than full-term infants during birth and after hospitalization. It is important for parents and caregivers to have the information on hand after leaving the hospital with their infant to be educated on risks and care for this vulnerable population. This bill would help improve the healthcare quality and outcomes for infants born preterm by improving hospital discharge and follow-up care of premature infants and reduce re-hospitalization by providing written material and guidance to care- givers of infants born premature.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2021-22: A5244 referred to Health/5182 referred to Health 2019-2020: A3618 referred to Health / S7020 referred to Health 2017-18: A399 referred to Health 2015-16: A1851 referred to Health 2013-14: A2266 referred to Health 2011-12: A2023 referred to Health 2009-10: A4715 referred to Health/S3837 referred to Health   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to the state.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.
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A04313 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4313
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 14, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  BENEDETTO,  COOK, COLTON, BRONSON,
          STIRPE, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to patient  discharge
          information concerning certain premature newborn infants
 
          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  2803-bb to read as follows:
     3    §  2803-bb.  Patient  discharge  information.  1.  Any  hospital  that
     4  provides birthing services shall provide written,  educational  material
     5  containing information about the possible complications, proper care and
     6  support  associated  with newborn infants who are born premature at less
     7  than thirty-seven weeks gestational age. The written  information  shall
     8  include but not be limited to, the following:
     9    (a)  The  unique  health issues affecting infants born premature, such
    10  as:  increased risk of developmental problems;  nutritional  challenges;
    11  infection; chronic lung disease (bronchopulmonary dysplasia); vision and
    12  hearing   impairment;  breathing  problems;  feeding;  maintaining  body
    13  temperature; jaundice; hyperactivity;  infant  mortality  and  long-term
    14  complications associated with fine motor skills, reading, writing, math-
    15  ematics and speaking;
    16    (b)  The proper care needs of premature infants, developmental screen-
    17  ings and monitoring  and  healthcare  services  available  to  premature
    18  infants;
    19    (c)  infectious  disease  awareness and methods to prevent or minimize
    20  infections common to premature infants; and
    21    (d) Community resources to assist parents and family members with  the
    22  care and support of premature infants.
    23    2.  Such  materials  shall  be  written  in  clear language to educate
    24  parents of premature infants across a variety of socioeconomic  statuses
    25  and shall be updated at least every two years.
    26    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    27  it shall have become a law.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06704-01-3
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