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A 2704

Requires maternity patients are supplied with an immunization schedule and recommendations for newborns

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Joe DeStefano and 3 co-sponsors

Requires maternity facilities to provide birthing patients with a newborn immunization schedule and recommendations, standardizing info at care points.

REFERRED TO HEALTH
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Bill Summary · A 2704

Summary of Bill A 2704 – “Requires maternity patients are supplied with an immunization schedule and recommendations for newborns”

Overview

A 2704 is a bill introduced on January 22, 2025 and currently listed as REFERRED TO HEALTH. The bill would require maternity patients to be provided with an immunization schedule and recommendations for newborn immunizations. The primary sponsor is Michael Durso, with cosponsors Brian Manktelow, Joe DeStefano, and David McDonough.

Purpose and Intent

  • To ensure that individuals giving birth receive clear information about recommended immunizations for newborns.
  • To standardize the practice of distributing an immunization schedule and related recommendations to maternity patients, potentially improving awareness and adherence to immunization guidelines for newborns.

Key Provisions (as introduced)

  • Requiring maternity care facilities and/or healthcare providers to supply maternity patients with:
    • An immunization schedule for newborns.
    • Recommendations regarding newborn immunizations.
  • The bill would specify the details of how this information is provided (format, language, delivery method) and the exact timing (e.g., at a prenatal visit, at admission for delivery, or at discharge), though the precise provisions are determined by the bill’s text.
  • Compliance requirements and any enforcement mechanisms would be defined within the bill.
  • It may interact with existing state immunization policies and patient information requirements.

Who Would Be Affected

  • Maternity patients (pregnant individuals and those admitted for delivery).
  • Hospitals, birthing centers, and other maternity care facilities.
  • Healthcare providers involved in obstetric and perinatal care.
  • Potentially insurers and healthcare systems responsible for patient education processes.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Introduced: January 22, 2025.
  • Status: REFERRED TO HEALTH (committee stage). Legislative actions show two identical "referred to health" entries on the same date, indicating standard committee referral processes.
  • As a health committee measure, it will proceed through committee consideration, potential amendments, and, if advanced, floor votes in the legislature.

Potential Implications

  • Positive: Increases informed decision-making for parents, standardizes patient education, and may improve newborn immunization uptake.
  • Considerations: Implementation details (format, accessibility, multilingual provisions, funding for dissemination) and any carve-outs or exemptions will shape practical impact.

Sponsor and Support

  • Primary sponsor: Michael Durso
  • Cosponsors: Brian Manktelow, Joe DeStefano, David McDonough

Note: This summary reflects information provided. The full bill text would specify the exact requirements, timelines, definitions, and any exemptions or enforcement provisions.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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