Spontaneous Terminations of Pregnancy (Miscarriages)
Rule status: Adopted
Agency: DOHMH
Effective date: July 22, 2023
Proposed Rule Full Text
Art.-203-NOI_Spontaneous-Termination-of-Pregnancy_2-9-23-2.pdf
Adopted Rule Full Text
Art.-203-NOA_Spontaneous-Termination-of-Pregnancy_6-23-23.pdf
Adopted rule summary:
The Board of Health is adopting amendments to Article 203 of the New York City Health Code to align it with recently adopted New York State and New York City legislation to provide the same strong level of protection for confidential medical information about spontaneous terminations of pregnancy reported to the Department as that provided to induced terminations of pregnancy.
Comments are now closed.
Online comments: 3
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Julia Goldsmith-Pinkham
Comment added March 16, 2023 3:37pmI’ve read the change closely and support the initiative to protect out of state residents receiving an abortion in NYS from criminal proceedings against them.
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Md Asaduzzaman
Comment added March 18, 2023 3:09am -
Elixandra Ocasio
Comment added March 21, 2023 10:36amI agree with this rule. But more importantly I agree with any rule or regulation that protects the privacy and medical history of anyone.