Bill Text: NY A04912 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Requires hospitals to offer information about an anti-viral prophylaxis to high-risk infants for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to health [A04912 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A04912-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4912--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 13, 2013
___________
Introduced by M. of A. RUSSELL, WEPRIN, LAVINE, PERRY, AUBRY, MILLMAN,
GIBSON, ROBINSON, ROBERTS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK,
GABRYSZAK, McDONOUGH, McLAUGHLIN, SEPULVEDA -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring general
hospitals to offer information about an anti-viral prophylaxis to
high-risk infants for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus
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 2805-w to read as follows:
3 S 2805-W. PREVENTION OF RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS IN PREMATURE
4 INFANTS. IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OR OTHER
5 DESIGNATED PERSON AT EACH FACILITY LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE
6 CARING FOR NEWBORN INFANTS TO OFFER TO THE PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION
7 TO A PREMATURE INFANT OR CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF TWO AND AT RISK FOR
8 RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION INFORMA-
9 TION ABOUT APPROVED MEDICATION FOR THE PROPHYLAXIS FOR RESPIRATORY
10 SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) FOR SAID INFANT OR CHILD.
11 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08927-02-3
