Bill Text: NY S07173 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes obstetric hemorrhage protocols.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-04-17 - SIGNED CHAP.75 [S07173 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S07173-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7173

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 10, 2020
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        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
        S. 7173                             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.