Bill Text: NJ S2394 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Requires hospital to permit individual to accompany woman during childbirth.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-14 - Substituted by A3942 (1R) [S2394 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2020-S2394-Introduced.html

SENATE, No. 2394

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

219th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED MAY 4, 2020

 


 

Sponsored by:

Senator  LINDA R. GREENSTEIN

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires hospital to permit individual to accompany woman during childbirth.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  


An Act concerning childbirth and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    An acute care general hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall permit a pregnant woman to have at least one individual to accompany the woman during the period of labor and delivery in the room of the hospital where the woman gives birth to her child.

 

     2.    The Commissioner of Health shall adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act, including rules and regulations as to restrictions an acute care general hospital may place on individuals accompanying pregnant women during the period of labor and delivery as provided in section 1 of this act.

 

     3.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill requires a hospital to permit an individual to accompany a woman during childbirth.  Under the bill, a hospital is to permit a pregnant woman to have at least one individual to accompany the woman during the period of labor and delivery in the room of the hospital where the woman gives birth to her child.

     The bill provides that the Commissioner of Health is to adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this bill, including rules and regulations as to restrictions a hospital may place on individuals accompanying pregnant women during the period of labor and delivery.

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