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Int 0325-2022

Provision of information about pediatric emergency rooms.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Healthintroduced 2022-05-05Local Law 2023/090

Enacted as Local Law 2023/090.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2022-05-05Passed: 2023-07-09Enacted: 2023-07-09

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to maintain a list of New York City (City) hospitals with emergency rooms and pediatric trauma centers which includes information about their locations and available medical services. The list would be posted on DOHMH’s website and made available to the 311 customer service center. DOHMH would be required to provide the list to pediatricians practicing in the City. DOHMH would also be required to mail the list to each address designated for receipt of a child’s birth certificate, and provide the list to the Department of Education and child care programs for distribution at least annually to parents and guardians of children enrolled in child care programs and grade 3-K through grade 8.

Committee on HealthDepartment of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and EMS (health-related issues).

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17 passed · 33 died

This bill: 398 days in committee

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Sponsors (16)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-05-05 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-05-05 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2023-03-30 · Committee on Health
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2023-03-30 · Committee on Health
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2023-06-08 · Committee on Health
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2023-06-08 · Committee on Health
ActionAmended by Committee
2023-06-08 · Committee on Health
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2023-06-08 · Committee on Health
AdvancedApproved by Council
2023-06-08 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2023-06-08 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2023-07-09 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2023-07-13 · City Council

Votes (9)

Aye (9)
Joann Ariola Oswald J. FelizKalman Yeger Crystal HudsonMercedes NarcisseJulie MeninLynn C. SchulmanCharles BarronMarjorie Velázquez

Heard at (5)

City Council · 2023-06-08 · 12:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Health · 2023-06-08 · 9:30 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Health · 2023-03-30 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Health · 2023-03-29 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2022-05-05 · 1:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (20)

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 a new section 17-199.22 to read as follows: � 17-199.22 Information regarding emergency rooms and pediatric trauma centers. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Child care program. The term "child care program" means a child care program as defined in section 47.01 of the New York city health code. Student. The term "student" means any child who is enrolled in pre-kindergarten through grade 8 in a school of the city school district, any child who is enrolled in an early education center with which the department of education contracts to provide pre-kindergarten, and any child who is enrolled in a full-day early education program for 3-year-old children offered by the department of education. b. The department shall make available on its website and to the 311 customer service center a list of hospitals located in the city that have emergency departments and pediatric trauma centers as designated by the state department of health. Such list shall be organized by location, as reported by the state department of health, and shall include information about medical services offered at each such location. In addition, the department shall: 1. Provide such list to pediatricians practicing in the city with materials indicating the importance of educating parents and guardians regarding available options for pediatric emergency care; 2. Within 3 months after the receipt of the report of any birth, provide such list to the address designated for receipt of the child's certificate of registration of birth pursuant to section 17-168; 3. Provide such list to the department of education and each child care program to be distributed at least once a year to the parents and guardians of every student and every child enrolled in a child care program; and 4. Provide a link to such list on the Child Care Connect website maintained by the department. � 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law. Session 12 HKA/CP LS #3234 5/31/23 Session 11 NAB LS# 12166 Int. # 1870-2020 2