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NY A07448
Bill
Status
3/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
John Zaccaro
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AI Summary
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Requires health care providers to facilitate a maternal depression screening within the first six weeks after birth, following state-developed guidance
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Allows patients to decline the screening, which must be documented in medical records; refusal cannot be used to deny care or take action against the patient
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Protects health care providers from liability under education law when a patient's refusal of depression screening is properly documented
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Mandates that all health insurance policies (individual, group, and HMO) include coverage for maternal depression screenings as part of maternity care benefits
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Removes existing limitation that only applied access protections when policies already covered maternal depression screening; now requires all insurers to provide direct access to screening and referral services
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Takes effect one year after becoming law, applying to new and renewed insurance policies after that date
Legislative Description
Requires maternal health care providers facilitate a screening for maternal depression, unless refused by the birth mother, within the first six weeks of birth and that such screening be covered by insurance.
Last Action
referred to health
1/7/2026