What's happening
This bill requires maternal health care providers to give pregnant patients written information about the risks and circumstances of cesarean section deliveries.
Why it matters
Empowers pregnant patients with clearer, more comprehensive information. about the potential risks and impacts of cesarean sections—including maternal and fetal risks, and consequences for future pregnancies—helping them make more informed decisions about their care.
Standardizes the information provided by maternal health care providers. , ensuring that all patients receive up-to-date, evidence-based materials created in consultation with a broad range of experts, professional bodies, and patient representatives.
Addresses both planned and unplanned cesarean deliveries. by requiring written communication before a scheduled C-section and after an emergency or unplanned one, aiming to improve patient understanding regardless of the delivery scenario.
Mandates ongoing updates to patient information. by requiring the health department to keep materials current with clinical guidelines, so patients are not relying on outdated or incomplete risk assessments.
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Inform Moms on C-Section Risks
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Sponsors
26 Co-sponsors
- Richard Gottfried
- Sandy Galef
- Carmen E. Arroyo
- Charles Barron
- Michael Blake
- Inez E. Dickens
- Anthony D'Urso
- William Colton
- Vivian Cook
- Harvey Epstein
- Rebecca Seawright
- Al Taylor
- Carrie Woerner
- David McDonough
- Kimberly Jean-Pierre
- Nathalia Fernandez
- Latrice Walker
- Alicia Hyndman
- Tremaine Wright
- Marianne Buttenschon
- Aravella Simotas
- Jonathan Jacobson
- Judy Griffin
- Jake Ashby
- Jo Anne Simon
- Steven Otis
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to women's issues
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.14
- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
- Recommitted to rules
- Substitution reconsidered
- 3rd reading cal.137
- Substituted for S2888A
- Committed to rules
- Returned to senate
Show 11 earlier actions
- Repassed assembly
- Amended on third reading 318a
- Vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
- Returned to assembly
- Recalled from senate
- Referred to health
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.5
- Reported
- Referred to health
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Inform Moms on C-Section Risks
In Senate Committee · Women's Issues · Sponsor Julia Salazar
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STATE OF NEW YORK
318--A Cal. No. 5
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, ARROYO, BARRON, BLAKE, DICKENS, D'URSO, COLTON, COOK, EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, TAYLOR, WOERNER, McDONOUGH, JEAN-PIERRE, FERNANDEZ, WALKER, HYNDMAN, WRIGHT, BUTTENS- CHON, SIMOTAS, JACOBSON, GRIFFIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -advanced to a third reading, passed by Assembly and delivered to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to informing maternity patients about the risks associated with cesarean section
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2500-l to read as follows:
§ 2500-l. Duty of providers of primary cesarean section maternity services to inform. 1. (a) Every maternal health care provider shall provide the written communication established in subdivision two of this section prior to delivery to each pregnant woman for whom a cesarean section delivery is planned.
(b) Every maternal health care provider who performs a cesarean section which was not planned prenatally shall provide the written communication established in subdivision two of this section to the patient following delivery.
(c) As used in this section: "maternal health care provider" or "provider" shall mean a physician, midwife, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, acting within his or her scope of practice, managing the pregnancy of a pregnant woman.
2. (a) The commissioner shall develop a written communication or communications for maternal health care providers to distribute to maternity patients as required in subdivision one of this section, which
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[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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contains information about cesarean section delivery. The commissioner shall consult with appropriate health care professionals, providers, consumers, educators and patients or organizations representing them, including but not limited to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the New York State Association of Licensed Midwives to develop such written communication or communications.
(b) Such written communication or communications shall include, but not be limited to information on:
i. potential maternal injuries associated with cesarean delivery; and
ii. potential risks to the fetus; and
iii. the impact a cesarean delivery may have on future pregnancies and deliveries; and
iv. circumstances in which cesarean delivery may be necessary to save the life of the mother or fetus.
(c) The commissioner shall ensure that all information included in the written communication or communications are maintained and updated to reflect current clinical guidelines.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the department of health may make regulations and take other actions necessary for the timely implementation of this act on its effective date.
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