File #: Int 0974-2024    Version: * Name: Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to create a training program for providers of pregnancy and postpartum-related services about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
On agenda: 6/20/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to create a training program for providers of pregnancy and postpartum-related services about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
Sponsors: Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Shahana K. Hanif, Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Lincoln Restler, Tiffany Cabán, Justin L. Brannan
Council Member Sponsors: 6
Summary: This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to design and implement a training program about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. The training would be available to individuals who provide pregnancy and postpartum-related services, along with first responders and the staff of mental health crisis hotlines. DOHMH would also be required to conduct an ongoing outreach campaign to raise awareness about the availability of the training.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 974, 2. Int. No. 974, 3. June 20, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 6-20-24
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6/20/2024*Public Advocate Jumaane Williams City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/20/2024*Public Advocate Jumaane Williams City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 974

 

By the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams) and Council Members Hanif, Brooks-Powers, Restler, Cabán and Brannan

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to create a training program for providers of pregnancy and postpartum-related services about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-199.25 to read as follows:

§ 17-199.25 Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. a. Training. No later than 6 months after the effective date of the local law that added this section, the commissioner shall develop and offer a training program on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders to individuals who provide pregnancy and postpartum-related services, including medical professionals, first responders, and the staff of mental health crisis hotlines. Such training program shall discuss, at a minimum, the symptoms of such disorders, screening tools for such disorders, treatment options for such disorders, resources available to those affected by, or at risk for, such disorders, and other resources on the topic of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders designed to educate and assist those who provide pregnancy and postpartum-related services.

b. Outreach. The commissioner shall conduct an ongoing outreach campaign designed to raise awareness among individuals who provide pregnancy and postpartum-related services about the availability of the trainings required by subdivision a of this section and about other resources on the topic of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders designed to educate and assist those who provide pregnancy and postpartum-related services.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

 

 

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