New York A 7760: Requires any hospital that provides birthing services to provide written, educational material containing information about premature, newborn infants

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A07760 Summary:

BILL NOA07760 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06496

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SPONSORBichotte Hermelyn

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COSPNSRBenedetto, Cook, Colton, Bronson, Stirpe, McDonough

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2803-bb, Pub Health L

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Requires any hospital that provides birthing services to provide written, educational material containing information about premature newborn infants.

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BILL NOA07760 

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04/08/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7760

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, BENEDETTO, COOK, COLTON, BRON-
 SON, STIRPE, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to patient discharge
 information concerning certain premature newborn infants

 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 2803-bb to read as follows:
 3 § 2803-bb. Patient discharge information. 1. Any hospital that
 4 provides birthing services shall provide written, educational material
 5 containing information about the possible complications, proper care and
 6 support associated with newborn infants who are born premature at less
 7 than thirty-seven weeks gestational age. The written information shall
 8 include but not be limited to, the following:
 9 (a) The unique health issues affecting infants born premature, such
 10 as: increased risk of developmental problems; nutritional challenges;
 11 infection; chronic lung disease (bronchopulmonary dysplasia); vision and
 12 hearing impairment; breathing problems; feeding; maintaining body
 13 temperature; jaundice; hyperactivity; infant mortality and long-term
 14 complications associated with fine motor skills, reading, writing, math-
 15 ematics and speaking;
 16 (b) The proper care needs of premature infants, developmental screen-
 17 ings and monitoring and healthcare services available to premature
 18 infants;
 19 (c) infectious disease awareness and methods to prevent or minimize
 20 infections common to premature infants; and
 21 (d) Community resources to assist parents and family members with the
 22 care and support of premature infants.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09297-01-5

 A. 7760 2

 1 2. Such materials shall be written in clear language to educate
 2 parents of premature infants across a variety of socioeconomic statuses
 3 and shall be updated at least every two years.
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 5 it shall have become a law.

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