What's happening
This bill requires the Department of Health to provide information on neonatal abstinence syndrome screening and counseling for pregnant women on its women's health website.
Why it matters
Expands access to critical health information. by requiring the Department of Health to include details on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)—a condition affecting newborns exposed to drugs in the womb—on its women's health website, ensuring pregnant women have direct access to relevant resources.
Promotes early detection and intervention. for NAS by making screening and counseling information more visible, which can lead to better health outcomes for both mothers and infants through timely support and treatment options.
Acknowledges and addresses the opioid crisis’s impact on maternal and child health. , signaling a policy focus on the growing number of babies born experiencing withdrawal symptoms and the need to support affected families with evidence-based guidance.
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Inform Pregnant Women on NAS
In Senate Committee · Health · Sponsor José Peralta
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1200
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the department of health to provide information on neonatal abstinence syndrome screening, intervention, and counseling for pregnant women on a department website devoted to advancing women's health initiatives
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraphs (u) and (v) of subdivision 1 of section 266 of the public health law, as added by chapter 342 of the laws of 2014, are amended and a new paragraph (w) is added to read as follows:
(u) Syphilis screening for all pregnant women or other women at increased risk; [and]
(v) Well-woman visits to obtain recommended preventive services[.]; and
(w) Neonatal abstinence syndrome screening, interventions and counseling for pregnant women.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00518-01-7
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