N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2500-l

* § 2500-l. Study of the effects of racial and ethnic disparities on\nbreastfeeding rates. 1. The department shall conduct a study on the\neffects of racial and ethnic disparities on breastfeeding rates. The\npurpose of the study shall be to:\n (a) identify statewide and regional breastfeeding rates, trends,\npatterns, and racial and ethnic disparities in breastfeeding rates, and\nmedical, non-medical, and system-related factors that may have\ncontributed to breastfeeding rate disparities;\n (b) review the extent to which racial and ethnic disparities in\nbreastfeeding in a geographic area indicate the need to increase access\nto health care services in that area;\n (c) identify ways to reduce or eliminate racial and ethnic disparities\nthat contribute to disparities in breastfeeding rates; and\n (d) review the extent to which racial and ethnic disparities in\nbreastfeeding initiation and duration indicate the need to increase\nbreastfeeding supports among racial and ethnic populations throughout\nthe state.\n 2. In conducting the study, the department may seek the advice of\npersons specializing in the fields of neonatal and post neonatal\npathology, maternal and infant health, minority health advocacy, or\nother related fields.\n 3. Within one year after the effective date of this section, the\ndepartment shall prepare and submit to the governor, the temporary\npresident of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority\nleader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly a report\ncontaining the study's findings concerning the effects of racial and\nethnic disparities on breastfeeding rates and recommendations for\nlegislative or other actions that can be undertaken to:\n (a) increase breastfeeding rates in the state;\n (b) reduce or eliminate racial and ethnic disparities that contribute\nto disparity in breastfeeding rates;\n (c) increase access to health care services in the state; and\n (d) increase breastfeeding support throughout the state.\n 4. The department may prepare and submit additional reports when the\ndepartment deems it appropriate, and each report, with the exception of\nthe first report prepared under this section, shall additionally\nidentify the extent to which the department's prior recommendations have\nbeen successfully implemented in practice and the apparent impact that\nthe implementation of such recommended changes has had on breastfeeding\nrates in the preceding years.\n * NB There are 2 § 2500-l's\n * NB Effective January 1, 2021\n