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NY S09581
Bill
Status
10/19/2022
Primary Sponsor
Samra Brouk
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AI Summary
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Healthcare providers must inform patients of all treatment options following confirmed fetal or embryo death in utero, including surgical evacuation, labor induction, and expectant management.
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Healthcare providers must arrange for fetal or embryo removal within 48 hours of confirmed death if requested by the patient and medically advisable, or refer the patient to another facility able to provide services within that timeframe.
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Healthcare providers must notify patients of fetal or embryo death within 24 hours of confirmation if the patient has already left the office or facility.
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The Commissioner of Health must establish and maintain a public registry of facilities performing surgical intervention procedures following fetal or embryo death, displaying facility names, addresses, telephone numbers, and website links.
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Hospitals must have at least one healthcare provider either present or on call to provide care to patients requesting surgical evacuation or labor induction following fetal or embryo death in utero.
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Applicants for licenses in obstetrics, gynecology, or general surgery must receive training in dilation and curettage and dilation and evacuation procedures prior to licensure.
Legislative Description
Requires a healthcare provider to inform a patient of the options for treatment following confirmation of the death of a fetus or embryo in utero, including surgical evacuation, the induction of labor and allowing the patient to spontaneously miscarriage; requires the healthcare provider to arrange for the removal of the fetus or embryo and the associated products of conception through surgical evacuation or the induction of labor within forty-eight hours of the confirmation of fetal or embryo death if requested to do so by the patient and if medically advisable, or to refer the patient to another healthcare provider capable of providing such services and to advise the patient of the facility registry; requires a healthcare provider to notify the patient of fetal or embryo death within twenty-four hours of confirmation of the death; requires the commissioner of health to establish a registry of facilities that provide certain services; requires hospitals to have healthcare personnel on call to perform certain procedures following the death of a fetus or embryo in utero; and requires certain healthcare providers who apply for a license to practice certain specialties to have training in performing certain procedures.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
10/19/2022