Bill Text: NY A09520 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes obstetric hemorrhage protocols.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-04-17 - SIGNED CHAP.75 [A09520 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A09520-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9520

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 23, 2020
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        Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Health

        AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the establishment
          of obstetric hemorrhage protocols

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (c)  of subdivision 1 of section 2803-n of the
     2  public health law, as added by a chapter of the laws of  2019,  amending
     3  the  public health law relating to the establishment of obstetric hemor-
     4  rhage protocols, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4498-A  and
     5  A.    6962-A,  is  amended  and  a new subdivision 3 is added to read as
     6  follows:
     7    (c) (i) [The commissioner  shall  provide  guidance  to  hospitals  on
     8  obstetric  hemorrhage  protocols, in consultation with clinical experts,
     9  and develop or identify an  existing  toolkit  on  obstetric  hemorrhage
    10  management,  which  may  include a hemorrhage care checklist  for use by
    11  hospitals as part of the protocols and guidance on simulation  training.
    12  The  commissioner  shall report to the temporary president of the senate
    13  and the speaker of the assembly on data reported to the department under
    14  this paragraph within two years from the effective date  of  this  para-
    15  graph, and every two years thereafter.
    16    (ii)]  The  hospital shall adopt, implement[,] and periodically update
    17  [and submit to the department]  standard  protocols  for  management  of
    18  obstetric hemorrhage. Such protocols shall address early recognition and
    19  assessment[,]  and  readiness to respond in a multidisciplinary manner[,
    20  and data reporting to the department sufficient for  the  department  to
    21  monitor  and  report  pursuant  to this paragraph]. Such protocols shall
    22  utilize risk assessment tools such as the toolkit established or identi-
    23  fied by the department under [this paragraph] subdivision three of  this
    24  section  and  shall include a response plan providing for the triage and
    25  transfer to higher level facilities if needed.
    26    (ii) The hospital shall maintain and furnish protocols for  management
    27  of  obstetric  hemorrhage  required pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this
    28  paragraph to the department, immediately upon request.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10979-04-0
        A. 9520                             2

     1    3. The commissioner shall develop guidance to hospitals  on  obstetric
     2  hemorrhage protocols, in consultation with clinical experts, and develop
     3  or  identify  an  existing  toolkit  on obstetric hemorrhage management,
     4  which may include a hemorrhage care checklist for use  by  hospitals  as
     5  part  of  the protocols and guidance on simulation training. The commis-
     6  sioner shall post the guidance and toolkit on the department's website.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
     8  manner  as a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the public health law
     9  relating to the establishment  of  obstetric  hemorrhage  protocols,  as
    10  proposed  in  legislative  bills numbers S.  4498-A and A. 6962-A, takes
    11  effect.