2010 New York Code
PBH - Public Health
Article 28 - (2800 - 2822) HOSPITALS
2803-O - Hospital care for mastectomy, lumpectomy, and lymph node dissection patients.

* §  2803-o.  Hospital care for mastectomy, lumpectomy, and lymph node
  dissection  patients.  When  a  general  hospital  provides   mastectomy
  surgery,  lymph node dissection or a lumpectomy, inpatient care shall be
  offered for a  period  as  determined  by  the  attending  physician  in
  consultation with the patient to be medically appropriate.
    * NB Effective until January 1, 2011
    * §  2803-o.  Hospital care for mastectomy, lumpectomy, and lymph node
  dissection patients. 1. When  a  general  hospital  provides  mastectomy
  surgery,  lymph node dissection or a lumpectomy, inpatient care shall be
  offered for a  period  as  determined  by  the  attending  physician  in
  consultation with the patient to be medically appropriate.
    2. Every general hospital that provides mastectomy surgery, lymph node
  dissection  or  a  lumpectomy  shall  provide information to the patient
  concerning  the  option  of  reconstructive   surgery   following   such
  procedures,  including  the  availability of coverage for reconstructive
  surgery, in accordance with the provisions of  sections  three  thousand
  two  hundred  sixteen,  three  thousand  two hundred twenty-one and four
  thousand three  hundred  three  of  the  insurance  law  and  applicable
  provisions  of  federal  law.  The  information shall be provided to the
  patient in writing and in advance of obtaining consent to  the  surgical
  procedure.   The   information  provided  shall  include  at  least  the
  following:
    (a) a description  of  the  various  reconstructive  options  and  the
  advantages and disadvantages of each;
    (b)  a  description  of the provisions assuring coverage by public and
  private insurance plans of the costs related to  reconstructive  surgery
  under federal and state law;
    (c)  a  description  of  how a patient may access reconstructive care,
  including the potential of transferring care to a facility that provides
  reconstructive  care  or  choosing  to   pursue   reconstruction   after
  completion   of   breast   cancer  surgery  and  chemo/radiotherapy,  if
  warranted;
    (d) such other information as may be required by the commissioner.
    * NB Effective January 1, 2011