Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 03, 2016 |
enacting clause stricken |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to correction |
Feb 03, 2015 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A4512
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CLARK
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-A4512 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A4512 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4512 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 3, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to prenatal and postna- tal care and testing and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV for prisoners THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 611 of the correction law is amended by adding eleven new subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 to read as follows: 4. ANY PREGNANT WOMAN CONFINED IN ANY INSTITUTION AS DEFINED IN PARA- GRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWO OF THE CORRECTION LAW OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION SIXTEEN OF SECTION TWO OF THE CORRECTION LAW SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY PRENATAL AND POSTNATAL CARE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: (A) GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRICAL CARE; (B) MEDICAL DIETS FOR PRENATAL NUTRITION; (C) ALL LABORATORY TESTS AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL; AND (D) SPECIAL HOUSING AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. 5. UPON REQUEST, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, FEMALE INMATES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE ABORTIONS IN AN APPROPRIATELY EQUIPPED AND LICENSED MEDICAL FACILITY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME-FRAME. 6. UPON REQUEST, PREGNANT INMATES SHALL BE PROVIDED ACCESS TO ADOPTION OR FOSTER CARE SERVICES THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT'S SOCIAL SERVICE UNIT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL CORRECTIONAL OR HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL DELAY OR DENY AN INMATE ACCESS TO SUCH SERVICES OR FORCE AN INMATE TO UTILIZE EITHER SERVICE AGAINST HER WILL. 7. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE EVERY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WHERE INFANTS ARE HOUSED TO MAINTAIN AN INFANT NURSERY WITH EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08656-01-5
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