New York Laws
Article 28 - Hospitals
2803-J - Information for Maternity Patients.

(a) the annual rate of cesarean sections, primary, repeat and total,
performed at such facility;
(b) the annual percentage of women with previous cesarean sections who
have had a subsequent successful vaginal birth;
(c) the annual percentage of deliveries by midwives;
(d) the annual percentage of births utilizing electronic fetal
monitoring listed on the basis of external and internal;
(e) the annual percentage of births utilizing forceps, listed on the
basis of low forceps delivery and mid forceps delivery;
(f) the annual percentage of breech births delivered vaginally;
(g) the annual percentage of births utilizing analgesia;
(h) the annual percentage of births utilizing anesthesia including
general, spinal, epidural, and paracervical listed on the basis of
vaginal and cesarean births;
(i) the annual percentage of births utilizing induction of labor;
(j) the annual percentage of births utilizing augmentation of labor;
(k) the annual percentage of vaginal births utilizing episiotomies;
(l) whether birthing rooms are available for use in the facility;
(m) whether rooming-in is available in the facility, on the basis of
twenty-four hours a day or daytime.
3. Compilation of the statistics set out in subdivision two of this
section shall be the responsibility of the commissioner.
4. Statistical information shall be presented in the most recent one
year aggregate.
5. (a) The commissioner shall establish an immunization schedule for
newborn children. The immunization schedule shall chart out recommended
immunizations against certain diseases and illnesses and age-appropriate
times for the administration of each immunization. The immunization
schedule shall also include information on the importance of getting
children immunized at the recommended ages. The immunization schedule
shall also include the toll-free telephone number operated by the
department as part of its immunization education efforts. The
immunization schedule shall be in accordance with recommendations
established by the New York state department of health and the
immunization practices advisory committee of the United States
department of health and human services.
(b) The commissioner shall provide the immunization schedule to the
local registrars for distribution pursuant to paragraph (b) of
subdivision one of section four thousand one hundred thirty-seven of
this chapter.
6. Every hospital and birth center shall request that each maternity
patient and father of a newborn child, if available, view a video
presentation, approved by the commissioner, on the dangers of shaking
infants and young children, and the symptoms of shaken baby syndrome.
After viewing such a video presentation or upon refusal to view such a
video presentation, the hospital or birth center shall request that such
patient and/or father sign a form stating that they have viewed or
refused to view such video presentation. All training materials and
forms required to implement the provisions of this subdivision shall be
provided by the commissioner.
* NB There are 2 § 2803-j's

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