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NY A09398
Bill
Status
6/17/2014
Primary Sponsor
Richard Gottfried
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AI Summary
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Amends the definition of "hospital" in Public Health Law to include midwifery birth centers, allowing them to operate under the supervision of a midwife rather than exclusively a physician.
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Defines "midwifery birth center" as a hospital principally engaged in providing prenatal and obstetric care where services are provided primarily by midwives.
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Requires the Commissioner of Health to develop regulations governing the establishment, construction, and operation of midwifery birth centers in consultation with midwives, midwifery birth centers, and general hospitals providing obstetric services.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Relates to midwifery birth centers; includes term within the definition of a hospital; directs the commissioner of health to make regulations relating to establishment and operation of midwifery birth centers.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
6/17/2014