N.Y. Public Health Law § 2522: Programs; powers of the commissioner

§ 2522. Programs; powers of the commissioner. In order to promote

comprehensive prenatal care, the commissioner is authorized to provide

funds, including the awarding of grants to not-for-profit

community-based organizations, local health departments, public

education organizations and such other organizations as may be

designated by the commissioner, for public and provider education and

outreach, home visiting, referral of pregnant women to prenatal care

providers, and improvement of regional systems of perinatal care. This

education, outreach, home visiting, referral and systems improvement may

include, but is not limited to:

(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;

(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; and

(i) promotion of training and continuing medical education

opportunities in military cultural competency for providers of prenatal

care to veterans. For purposes of this subdivision, the term "veteran"

shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in section one of

the veterans' services law and shall also include a veteran who has a

qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans'

services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or

dishonorable from such service, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as

defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a

discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.