New York S 9580: Requires the department of health to develop and maternal health care providers to distribute written information about episiotomy to maternity patients

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S09580 Summary:

BILL NOS09580 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10073

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SPONSORBROUK

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COSPNSRCLEARE, MYRIE, PERSAUD, SALAZAR, SANDERS

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2500-n, Pub Health L

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Requires the department of health to develop and maternal health care providers to distribute written information about episiotomy to maternity patients.

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BILL NOS09580 

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03/26/2026REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9580

 IN SENATE

 March 26, 2026
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 Introduced by Sens. BROUK, CLEARE, MYRIE, PERSAUD, SALAZAR, SANDERS --
 read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
 the Committee on Women's Issues

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the
 department of health to develop and maternal health care providers to
 distribute written information about episiotomy to maternity patients

 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 2500-n to read as follows:
 3 § 2500-n. Duty of providers of maternity services to inform. 1. (a)
 4 Every maternal health care provider shall provide the written communi-
 5 cation established in subdivision two of this section prior to delivery
 6 to each pregnant patient for whom a vaginal delivery is planned.
 7 (b) Every maternal health care provider who attends to a vaginal
 8 delivery which was not planned prenatally shall provide the written
 9 communication established in subdivision two of this section to the
 10 patient following delivery.
 11 (c) As used in this section: "maternal health care provider" or
 12 "provider" shall mean a physician, midwife, nurse practitioner, or
 13 physician assistant, acting within the practitioner's scope of practice,
 14 managing the pregnancy or labor of a pregnant patient.
 15 2. (a) The commissioner shall develop a written communication or
 16 communications for maternal health care providers to distribute to
 17 maternity patients as required in subdivision one of this section, which
 18 contains information about episiotomy. The commissioner shall consult
 19 with appropriate health care professionals, providers, consumers, educa-
 20 tors and patients or organizations representing them, including but not
 21 limited to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and
 22 the New York State Association of Licensed Midwives to develop such
 23 written communication or communications.
 24 (b) Such written communication or communications shall include, but
 25 not be limited to information on:
 26 i. potential maternal injuries associated with episiotomy;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05238-02-6

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 1 ii. the impact an episiotomy may have on future deliveries;
 2 iii. circumstances in which episiotomy may be necessary to save the
 3 life or protect the health of the mother or fetus; and
 4 iv. the general requirement that an episiotomy may only be done with
 5 the patient's consent and the circumstances in which an episiotomy may
 6 be done without patient consent.
 7 (c) The commissioner shall ensure that all information included in the
 8 written communication or communications are maintained and updated to
 9 reflect current clinical guidelines.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 11 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 12 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 13 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 14 completed on or before such effective date.

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