A4018 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act; requires hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program for all health care providers involved in the perinatal care of patients within those facilities; requires the department of health to publish reports on maternal morbidity and pregnancy related deaths.
- Title
- Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act and requires hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- Assembly Floor Calendar
- Latest action date
- 2026-06-01
- Introduced
- 2025-01-30
- Active version
- A4018A
- Same as
- S6983
- Substituted by
- S6983
- Law section
- Public Health Law
Sponsors
- Phara Souffrant Forrest Assembly Member, District 57
Co-sponsors
- Catalina Cruz Assembly Member, District 39
- Claire Valdez Assembly Member, District 37
Heard in committee
- Health NY State Assembly committee
- Rules NY State Assembly committee
- Ways and Means NY State Assembly committee
Same as
- S6983 (2025-26 session) NY State bill
Substituted by
- S6983 (2025-26 session) NY State bill