(a) public education concerning availability of prenatal services;
(b) promotion of community awareness of the benefits to the mother and
child of preconception health and early and continuous prenatal care;
(c) outreach and direct recruitment of service recipients and
providers;
(d) referrals and linkage to organizations providing assistance with
applications for medical assistance and enrollment in Medicaid managed
care programs;
(e) referrals and linkage with home visiting and other community
services;
(e-1) health and nutritional education and services for both parents,
regarding childhood and adult obesity and asthma, and the prevention or
mitigation thereof;
(f) follow-up of patient participation in prenatal care services;
(g) identification of regional perinatal health care system barriers
and limitations that lead to poor perinatal outcomes and development of
strategies to address such barriers and limitations; and
(h) coordination of service delivery by community-based organizations
among health care providers and health plans using health information
technology and uniform screening criteria for perinatal risk.
Structure New York Laws