2010 New York Code
PBH - Public Health
Article 28 - (2800 - 2822) HOSPITALS
2803-J - Information for maternity patients.

* §  2803-j.  Information  for maternity patients. 1. The commissioner
  shall require that every hospital and  birth  center  shall  prepare  in
  printed  or  photocopied  form and distribute at the time of pre-booking
  directly to each prospective maternity patient and, upon request, to the
  general public an informational leaflet. Such leaflet shall be  designed
  by  the  commissioner  and  shall contain brief definitions of maternity
  related procedures and practices as specified in subdivision two of this
  section  and  such  other  material  as  deemed   appropriate   by   the
  commissioner.   Hospitals and birth centers may also elect to distribute
  additional  explanatory  material  along  with  the  maternity  patients
  informational leaflet.
    1-a.  The  informational  leaflet shall also include an explanation of
  the special provisions relating to maternity care and coverage under the
  insurance law and section two thousand eight  hundred  three-n  of  this
  chapter,  and  suggest  that  expectant  parents  check  their insurance
  policies for the details of their maternity coverage.
    1-b. The informational leaflet shall also include information relating
  to the physical  and  mental  health  of  the  maternity  patient  after
  discharge  from the hospital, including, but not limited to, information
  about post-partum depression.
    1-c. The informational leaflet shall also include a description of the
  dangers of shaking infants and young  children.  The  description  shall
  include  information  on  the  effects  of  shaking  infants  and  young
  children, appropriate ways to manage the causes of shaking  infants  and
  young  children,  and  discussion  on how to reduce the risks of shaking
  infants and young children.
    2. Such leaflet shall also include statistics relating to  the  annual
  percentage of maternity related procedures performed at such hospital or
  birth center, as provided by the commissioner, including but not limited
  to the following:
    (a)  the  annual rate of cesarean sections, primary, repeat and total,
  performed at such facility;
    (b) the annual percentage of women with previous cesarean sections who
  have had a subsequent successful vaginal birth;
    (c) the annual percentage of deliveries by midwives;
    (d)  the  annual  percentage  of  births  utilizing  electronic  fetal
  monitoring listed on the basis of external and internal;
    (e)  the  annual percentage of births utilizing forceps, listed on the
  basis of low forceps delivery and mid forceps delivery;
    (f) the annual percentage of breech births delivered vaginally;
    (g) the annual percentage of births utilizing analgesia;
    (h) the annual percentage of  births  utilizing  anesthesia  including
  general,  spinal,  epidural,  and  paracervical  listed  on the basis of
  vaginal and cesarean births;
    (i) the annual percentage of births utilizing induction of labor;
    (j) the annual percentage of births utilizing augmentation of labor;
    (k) the annual percentage of vaginal births utilizing episiotomies;
    (l) whether birthing rooms are available for use in the facility;
    (m) whether rooming-in is available in the facility, on the  basis  of
  twenty-four hours a day or daytime.
    3.  Compilation  of  the statistics set out in subdivision two of this
  section shall be the responsibility of the commissioner.
    4. Statistical information shall be presented in the most  recent  one
  year aggregate.
    5.  (a)  The commissioner shall establish an immunization schedule for
  newborn children. The immunization schedule shall chart out  recommended
  immunizations against certain diseases and illnesses and age-appropriate
  times  for  the  administration  of  each immunization. The immunization

schedule shall also include information on  the  importance  of  getting
  children  immunized  at  the recommended ages. The immunization schedule
  shall also include  the  toll-free  telephone  number  operated  by  the
  department   as   part   of  its  immunization  education  efforts.  The
  immunization  schedule  shall  be  in  accordance  with  recommendations
  established  by  the  New  York  state  department  of  health  and  the
  immunization  practices  advisory  committee  of   the   United   States
  department of health and human services.
    (b)  The  commissioner  shall provide the immunization schedule to the
  local  registrars  for  distribution  pursuant  to  paragraph   (b)   of
  subdivision  one  of  section  four thousand one hundred thirty-seven of
  this chapter.
    6. Every hospital and birth center shall request that  each  maternity
  patient  and  father  of  a  newborn  child,  if available, view a video
  presentation, approved by the commissioner, on the  dangers  of  shaking
  infants  and  young  children, and the symptoms of shaken baby syndrome.
  After viewing such a video presentation or upon refusal to view  such  a
  video presentation, the hospital or birth center shall request that such
  patient  and/or  father  sign  a  form  stating that they have viewed or
  refused to view such video  presentation.  All  training  materials  and
  forms  required to implement the provisions of this subdivision shall be
  provided by the commissioner.
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