New York S 7513: Enacts the "children and recovering mothers (CHARM) act"

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S07513 Summary:

BILL NOS07513 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06368

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 25 Title 4-A §§2576 - 2579, Pub Health L

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Enacts the "children and recovering mothers (CHARM) act" to provide guidance, education and assistance to healthcare providers caring for expectant mothers with substance use disorder; provides for the screening of newborns for substance abuse exposure.

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BILL NOS07513 

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04/21/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7513

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 21, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to children and
 recovering mothers

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "children and recovering mothers (CHARM) act".
 3 § 2. Article 25 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
 4 title 4-A to read as follows:
 5 TITLE 4-A
 6 CHILDREN AND RECOVERING MOTHERS
 7 Section 2576. Recovering expectant mother program.
 8 2577. Newborn screening.
 9 2578. Provider education.
 10 2579. Workgroup.
 11 § 2576. Recovering expectant mother program. There shall be estab-
 12 lished a recovering expectant mothers program within the department
 13 whereby the commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of
 14 addiction services and supports, shall provide guidance, education and
 15 assistance to providers caring for recovering expectant mothers, which
 16 shall include, but not be limited to:
 17 1. establishing, in consultation with relevant health care providers,
 18 guidance on universal screening techniques for substance use disorder at
 19 prenatal visits. Such guidance shall rely on validated screening tools
 20 and questionnaires and utilize language to help reduce stigma;
 21 2. providing information regarding use of medication assisted treat-
 22 ment for pregnant women, which shall include information regarding
 23 buprenorphine training, tools for providers on effective management of
 24 women with opioid use disorder in pregnancy, and a referral list of
 25 certified providers;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06002-01-5

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 1 3. providing referral information for substance abuse counseling,
 2 social support and basic needs referrals, which shall also include guid-
 3 ance on referring women to home visiting services that they may be
 4 eligible for after birth; and
 5 4. developing a system for rapid consultation and referral linkage
 6 services for obstetricians and primary care providers statewide who
 7 provide care for expectant mothers with substance use disorder.
 8 § 2577. Newborn screening. The commissioner, in conjunction with the
 9 commissioner of addiction services and supports, shall develop guidance
 10 for hospitals and midwifery birth centers on neonatal abstinence
 11 syndrome which shall include, but not be limited to, appropriate treat-
 12 ment methods for neonatal abstinence syndrome and information on home
 13 visiting services that recovering mothers may be eligible for, as well
 14 as other substances abuse services, social supports and basic need
 15 referrals in the community.
 16 § 2578. Provider education. The commissioner shall develop or approve
 17 a continuing medical education course for neonatal nurses, obstetri-
 18 cians, midwives, pediatricians, and other health care providers regard-
 19 ing treatment of expectant mothers and new mothers suffering from
 20 substance use disorder, and the treatment of newborns suffering from
 21 neonatal abstinence syndrome, which may include federally approved
 22 buprenorphine training, in order to facilitate comprehensive prenatal
 23 and postpartum care to this population.
 24 § 2579. Workgroup. The com