N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2803-r

§ 2803-r. Dissemination of information about the abandoned infant\nprotection act. 1. All hospitals and clinics shall notify their prenatal\ncare and obstetric patients of the provisions of the abandoned infant\nprotection act, using materials provided by the office of children and\nfamily services. The department shall develop agreements with societies\nand organizations of medical practitioners under which the department or\nthe office of children and family services shall provide materials to\nsuch societies to provide appropriate education and outreach concerning\nthe abandoned infant protection act to their members and the public.\nCriminal penalties for violation pursuant to subdivisions one and two of\nsection twelve-b of this chapter shall not apply to this section.\n 2. The commissioner, in consultation with the office of children and\nfamily services, shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to\nimplement this section.\n