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NY A00356
Bill
Status
7/21/2016
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
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AI Summary
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Requires every hospital and birth center to distribute an informational leaflet on crib safety to maternity patients at discharge and to the general public upon request
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Directs the Commissioner of Health to design the leaflet in conjunction with the Director of the Division of Consumer Protection, containing information on safe sleeping procedures for babies, crib product recalls, and federal crib manufacturing standards
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Mandates the Department make the leaflet available on its website in English and the top six languages other than English spoken in New York according to U.S. Census data
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Requires hospital staff to ask maternity patients if they have a new crib available and provide information about obtaining one from social services agencies, non-profit providers, or other relevant organizations if needed
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Takes effect May 1st following enactment, with authorization for necessary rule and regulation adoption before the effective date
Legislative Description
Directs the commissioner of health to cause the distribution of crib safety information to maternity patients: information detailing safe sleeping procedures for babies, crib product recalls and disclosure of the federal standards on the manufacture and sale of cribs.
Last Action
signed chap.100
7/21/2016