Int 2042-2020
Posting information about midwives online.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Healthintroduced 2020-08-27Local Law 2021/076
Enacted as Local Law 2021/076.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2020-08-27Passed: 2021-06-27Enacted: 2021-06-27
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to post information about licensed midwives, including the services they offer and how to find them, on the DOHMH website.
Committee on Health — Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and EMS (health-related issues).
How it compares
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18 passed · 32 died
This bill: 271 days in committee
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Sponsors (18)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2020-08-27 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2020-08-27 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2020-12-07 · Committee on Health
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2020-12-07 · Committee on Health
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2020-12-07 · Committee on Women and Gender Equity
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2020-12-07 · Committee on Women and Gender Equity
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2020-12-07 · Committee on Hospitals
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2020-12-07 · Committee on Hospitals
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2021-05-26 · Committee on Health
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2021-05-26 · Committee on Health
ActionAmended by Committee
2021-05-26 · Committee on Health
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2021-05-26 · Committee on Health
AdvancedApproved by Council
2021-05-27 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2021-05-27 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2021-06-27 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2021-06-28 · City Council
Votes (9)
Aye (8)
Mark LevineAlicka Ampry-Samuel Inez D. BarronSelvena N. Brooks-PowersDarma V. DiazMathieu EugeneRobert F. HoldenKeith Powers
Absent (1)
Oswald J. Feliz
Heard at (6)
City Council · 2021-05-27 · 1:30 PM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) -
Committee on Health · 2021-05-26 · 1:00 PM · REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1)
Committee on Hospitals · 2020-12-07 · 10:00 AM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 2) -
Committee on Health · 2020-12-07 · 10:00 AM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 2) -
Committee on Women and Gender Equity · 2020-12-07 · 10:00 AM · REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 2)
City Council · 2020-08-27 · 1:30 PM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) -
Attachments (19)
- Summary of Int. No. 2042
- Int. No. 2042
- August 27, 2020 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 8-27-20
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - August 27, 2020
- Committee Report 12/7/20
- Hearing Testimony 12/7/20
- Hearing Transcript 12/7/20
- Proposed Int. No. 2042-A - 5/24/21
- Committee Report 5/26/21
- Hearing Transcript 5/26/21
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- May 27, 2021 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5-27-21
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - May 27, 2021
- Int. No. 2042-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 76
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding new section 17-199.17 to read as follows:
� 17-199.17 Information on midwives. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, "midwife" means an individual who is licensed or certified to practice midwifery in New York state.
b. The department shall make available information on the services offered by midwives and information on how to find a midwife on the department's website, in English and in each of the designated citywide languages as defined in section 23-1101.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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