New York S 9662: Relates to screening for placenta accreta spectrum screenings as part of routine prenatal care

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S09662 Summary:

BILL NOS09662 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10514-A

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SPONSORFERNANDEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2500-n, Pub Health L

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Directs the commissioner of health to publish guidance for incorporating placenta accreta spectrum screenings into routine prenatal care.

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BILL NOS09662 

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04/01/2026REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9662

 IN SENATE

 April 1, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- 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 guidance, recom-
 mendations and best practices related to incorporating placenta accre-
 ta spectrum screenings into routine prenatal care

 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. Placenta accreta spectrum screenings. 1. For purposes of
 4 this section "placenta accreta spectrum" means a pregnancy complication
 5 that occurs when the placenta attaches too deeply into the wall of the
 6 uterus.
 7 2. The commissioner, in consultation with other relevant stakeholders
 8 as determined by the commissioner, shall publish guidance for incorpo-
 9 rating placenta accreta spectrum screenings into routine prenatal care.
 10 This guidance shall include, but not be limited to, recommendations and
 11 best practices related to:
 12 (a) when a physician or other authorized practitioner attending a
 13 pregnant person should initiate placenta accreta spectrum screenings and
 14 how often such screenings should be repeated throughout pregnancy;
 15 (b) screening for risk factors that may contribute to placenta accreta
 16 spectrum such as multiple cesarean sections, placenta previa, advanced
 17 maternal age, multiparity and prior uterine surgeries or curettage; and
 18 (c) referrals for appropriate follow-up evaluation, diagnosis, and
 19 treatment.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 21 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14949-03-6

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