New York S 6717: Establishes fetal and infant mortality review boards

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S06717 Summary:

BILL NOS06717A

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SAME ASSAME AS A05534-A

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSRBROUK, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, LIU, MURRAY, RHOADS

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2509-b, Pub Health L; add §17-166.1, NYC Ad Cd

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Establishes fetal and infant mortality review boards to study fetal and infant mortality and morbidity and make recommendations on policies, best practices, and strategies to reduce fetal and infant mortality and morbidity.

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BILL NOS06717A

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03/20/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

05/29/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/29/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1497

06/04/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6717A

06/10/2025PASSED SENATE

06/10/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/10/2025referred to health

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

05/05/20261ST REPORT CAL.978

05/06/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/07/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/29/2026PASSED SENATE

05/29/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/29/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6717--A
 Cal. No. 1497

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, BROUK, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, LIU, MURRAY --
 read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
 the Committee on Health -- committee discharged and said bill commit-
 ted to the Committee on Rules -- ordered to a third reading, amended
 and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third read-
 ing

 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the administrative code of the
 city of New York, in relation to establishing fetal and infant mortal-
 ity review boards

 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 2509-b to read as follows:
 3 § 2509-b. Fetal and infant mortality review board. 1. For the purposes
 4 of this section, unless the context requires otherwise:
 5 (a) "Board" means a fetal and infant mortality review board estab-
 6 lished by this section, referred to in this section as the "state
 7 board", or a board operating under this section established by the city
 8 of New York, with or without an agreement with the commissioner,
 9 referred to in this section as the "city board".
 10 (b) "Fetal and infant death" means pregnancy loss that ends in still-
 11 birth or infant deaths within one year of birth.
 12 (c) "Severe fetal and infant morbidity" or "morbidity" means unantic-
 13 ipated outcomes of pregnancy, labor, or delivery that result in signif-
 14 icant short- or long-term consequences to a child's health.
 15 (d) "City commissioner" means the commissioner of the New York city
 16 department of health and mental hygiene.
 17 2. (a) There is hereby established in the department the fetal and
 18 infant mortality review board for the purpose of reviewing fetal and
 19 infant deaths and fetal and infant morbidity and developing and dissem-
 20 inating findings, recommendations, and best practices to contribute to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05162-03-5

 S. 6717--A 2

 1 the prevention of fetal and infant mortality and morbidity. The board
 2 shall assess the cause of death, factors leading to death and preventa-
 3 bility for each fetal and infant death reviewed and, in the discretion
 4 of the board, cases of severe fetal and infant morbidity, and shall
 5 develop and disseminate strategies for reducing the risk of fetal and
 6 infant mortality and morbidity, including risk resulting from racial,
 7 economic, or other disparities. The commissioner may delegate the
 8 authority to conduct fetal and infant mortality reviews.
 9 (b) The commissioner may enter into an agreement with the city of New
 10 York providing:
 11 (i) that the functions of the state board relating to fetal and infant
 12 deaths and severe fetal and infant morbidity occurring within the city
 13 of New York shall be conducted by the city board;