Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act to require hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program
Summary
Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act to require hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program for all health care providers involved in the perinatal care of patients within those facilities; requires hospitals to provide expectant mothers with written information regarding certain patient rights; requires information related to pregnancy, if known, to be included on death certificates.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2024
Last action Jan 18, 2024
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Jan 18, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phara Souffrant Forrest
DDemocratic
Co
Dana Levenberg
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Eddie Gibbs
DDemocratic
Co
Jen Lunsford
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jessica González-Rojas
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
DDemocratic
Co
Sarahana Shrestha
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Zohran Mamdani
DDemocratic
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