N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2508
Newborn health and safe sleep study
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Current — January 1, 2019
As of January 1, 2018
§ 2508. Newborn health and safe sleep pilot program. There shall be\nestablished in the department, by the commissioner, a newborn health and\nsafe sleep pilot program designed to reduce infant mortality rates\nacross the state. Through the pilot program, the commissioner shall\nprovide baby boxes or other products aimed at encouraging safe sleep\npractices and other sudden infant death syndrome prevention measures in\nareas of greatest need, such as counties or areas with high infant\nmortality rates, or counties or areas with poor birth outcomes. For\npurposes of this section, "baby boxes" shall mean boxes lined with a\nfirm mattress and a fitted sheet such that it can serve as a safe sleep\nplace for a newborn, and shall contain newborn infant care essentials\naimed at promoting safe sleeping practices and reducing sudden infant\ndeath syndrome, as well as items to encourage safe and healthy habits\nfor families transitioning to parenting. Such boxes or other products\nmay vary by region, in the discretion of the commissioner, to meet the\nneeds of the relevant community. The department shall pursue available\nfunding options and make efforts to establish a public-private\npartnership with organizations that promote such causes or manufacture\nsuch products in order to seek to obtain donations for these purposes.\n The department shall be responsible for monitoring the quality,\nappropriateness and effectiveness of the program and shall report to the\nlegislature within one year of the effective date of this section on the\nprogram's effectiveness.\n
§ 2508. Newborn health and safe sleep study. There shall be\nestablished in the department, by the commissioner, a newborn health and\nsafe sleep study designed to reduce infant mortality rates across the\nstate and enhance existing strategies to improve safe sleep practices.\nThe department, in consultation with health care providers, hospitals,\nsafe sleep product manufacturers, provider groups, the New York state\noffice of children and family services, and any other person or entity\nthe commissioner deems necessary, shall conduct a study on the\neffectiveness of existing safe sleep practices and identify additional\nsafe sleep practices that reduce infant mortality rates. The study shall\ninclude a review of baby boxes and other products aimed at encouraging\nsafe and healthy sleep practices. The department shall report to the\nlegislature within twelve months of the effective date of this section\non the results of this study. Within twelve months after the completion\nof the study, the department shall conduct a pilot program aimed at\nimproving caregiver education and continued safe sleep practices in\ncounties or areas with high infant mortality rates, and also shall\npursue available funding options and make efforts to establish a\npublic-private partnership with organizations that promote such causes\nor manufacture such products in order to seek to obtain donations for\nthese purposes.\n
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