New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01026

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
1/14/25  
Engrossed
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Engrossed
2/5/25  
Enrolled
2/12/25  
Chaptered
2/14/25  

Caption

Requires the department of health to require all maternal healthcare facilities to include and/or post on the maternal healthcare facility's webpage, lobby, and patient waiting areas information stating a birthing parent is allowed to have a doula present in the maternal health care facility for delivery and/or inpatient care post-delivery.

Companion Bills

NY S00809

Same As Requires the department of health to require all maternal healthcare facilities to include and/or post on the maternal healthcare facility's webpage, lobby, and patient waiting areas information stating a birthing parent is allowed to have a doula present in the maternal health care facility for delivery and/or inpatient care post-delivery.

Previously Filed As

NY S05991

Requires maternal healthcare facilities to permit doulas to be present in the operating room while a cesarean section is being performed.

NY A07606

Requires maternal healthcare facilities to permit doulas to be present in the operating room while a cesarean section is being performed.

NY S01877

Requires the department of health to develop and maternal health care providers to distribute written information about episiotomy to maternity patients.

NY A02794

Requires the department of health to develop and maternal health care providers to distribute written information about episiotomy to maternity patients.

NY S05992

Requires maternal health care facilities provide expecting and new mothers access to their doulas.

NY A06168

Requires maternal health care facilities provide expecting and new mothers access to their doulas.

NY S07702

Requires the department of health to convene a maternal health care and birthing standards workgroup to study, evaluate and make recommendations related to the development of maternal health care and birthing standards to ensure that patients receive the highest quality of care.

NY A08207

Requires the department of health to convene a maternal health care and birthing standards workgroup to study, evaluate and make recommendations related to the development of maternal health care and birthing standards to ensure that patients receive the highest quality of care.

NY A02415

Requires nursing homes and certain facilities to provide health care proxy forms to patients at or prior to admission to such facilities; requires the facility to file such health care proxies with the department of health.

NY S00380

Requires health insurance policies to include coverage for doula services as required coverage for maternity care.

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