{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-social-services-law-401","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Social Services Law § 401","heading":"Births to inmates of public homes","body":"§ 401.  Births to inmates of public homes.  No commissioner of public\nwelfare shall provide care in a public home for any pregnant woman\nduring confinement unless such public home has adequate hospital or\ninfirmary facilities, is equipped to give the necessary medical and\nnursing care and has a certificate from the department authorizing such\npublic home to care for maternity cases.  Certificates authorizing a\npublic home to care for maternity cases may be issued by the department\nfor a one-year period, subject to renewal, but may be revoked at any\ntime by the department.  If the public home is not so certified, a\ncommissioner of public welfare shall, a reasonable time before the\nexpected confinement of any pregnant woman inmate, provide suitable\nmaintenance and medical care for her in a hospital or some other place\nequipped to give adequate care.","path":["Social Services Law","Article 6. Children","Title 2. Powers and Duties of Public Welfare Officials"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/SOS/401","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"e4ecb5c5684d3b4bdf6eae89f9451f1d2316a98256604a669dd1e8907c8f7aa0","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-social-services-law-400","next":"us-ny/n.y.-social-services-law-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}