Bill Text: NY S05100 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to an informational leaflet relating to safe sleep; requires that the informational leaflet for maternity patients include recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics relating to safe sleep, including sleep space and position.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-14 - SUBSTITUTED BY A7181 [S05100 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S05100-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5100
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 30, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to an informational
leaflet relating to safe sleep
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 2803-j of the public health law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 1-d to read as follows:
3 1-D. THE INFORMATIONAL LEAFLET SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS
4 FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS RELATING TO SAFE SLEEP, INCLUD-
5 ING SLEEP SPACE AND SLEEP POSITION, AND DISCUSSION ON HOW TO REDUCE THE
6 RISK OF INFANT DEATH THROUGH SAFE SLEEP PRACTICES. THE INFORMATION
7 DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBDIVISION MAY TAKE THE FORM OF A VIDEO IN LIEU OF A
8 LEAFLET.
9 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
10 it shall have become a law; provided that any rule or regulation neces-
11 sary for the timely implementation of this act on its effective date
12 shall be promulgated on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09648-02-5
