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Requires any hospital that provides birthing services to provide written, educational material containing information about premature, newborn infants
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor Susan John
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to patient discharge information concerning certain premature newborn infants
Purpose
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 gestational age.
Summary of provisions
New section 2803-s 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 standards for the content of the written material, including, but not limited to: the unique health issues affecting infants born premature; the proper 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 member 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.
Existing law
New bill.
Justification
The hospital discharge and follow-up care of premature infants needs to be improved. A great amount of attention is focused on neonatal intensive 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 caregivers of infants born premature.
Legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
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Local fiscal implications
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Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.
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