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a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Child care program. The term “child care program” means a child care program as defined in section 47.01 of the New York city health code.
Student. The term “student” means any child who is enrolled in pre-kindergarten through grade 8 in a school of the city school district, any child who is enrolled in an early education center with which the department of education contracts to provide pre-kindergarten, and any child who is enrolled in a full-day early education program for 3-year-old children offered by the department of education.
b. The department shall make available on its website and to the 311 customer service center a list of hospitals located in the city that have emergency departments and pediatric trauma centers as designated by the state department of health. Such list shall be organized by location, as reported by the state department of health, and shall include information about medical services offered at each such location. In addition, the department shall:
1. Provide such list to pediatricians practicing in the city with materials indicating the importance of educating parents and guardians regarding available options for pediatric emergency care;
2. Within 3 months after the receipt of the report of any birth, provide such list to the address designated for receipt of the child’s certificate of registration of birth pursuant to section 17-168;
3. Provide such list to the department of education and each child care program to be distributed at least once a year to the parents and guardians of every student and every child enrolled in a child care program; and
4. Provide a link to such list on the Child Care Connect website maintained by the department.
(L.L. 2023/090, 7/9/2023, eff. 10/7/2023)
a. Report. No later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the department, in consultation with other relevant agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council and post on its website a report on drownings that occurred in the city. Each report shall include the number of drownings in the year for which data on such drownings is most recently available, disaggregated, to the extent available, by:
1. The manner in which the drowning death occurred;
2. The age group of the decedent;
3. The gender identity of the decedent;
4. The race and ethnicity of the decedent;
5. Whether the decedent had any physical, medical, mental, or psychological impairment, or a history or record of such impairment, such as a seizure disorder;
6. Whether alcohol, drugs, or prescription medication was a contributing factor regarding the drowning death;
7. The type of location or facility at which the drowning death occurred, including, but not limited to, a beach, public outdoor pool, public indoor pool, private outdoor pool, or private indoor pool, and whether such location or facility has lifeguard supervision;
8. The council district in which the drowning death occurred; and
9. The community district in which the drowning death occurred.
b. Personally identifiable information. The report required pursuant to subdivision a of this section shall not disclose any identifying information, as defined in section 23-1201, about any individual or any decedent.
c. Information reported. No information that is required to be reported pursuant to this section shall be reported in a manner that would violate any applicable provision of federal, state, or local law relating to the privacy of any individual or any decedent, or that would interfere with law enforcement investigations or otherwise conflict with the interests of any law enforcement agency.
(L.L. 2023/159, 11/19/2023, eff. 1/1/2024)
a. Professional guidance.
1. In consultation with the New York city health and hospitals corporation, the commissioner shall create guidance on the following topics to educate medical professionals who work within the city:
(a) The detection of sickle cell trait through pre- and post-conception genetic screening; and
(b) The management and treatment of sickle cell disease.
2. The guidance created pursuant to this subdivision shall include the benefits of recommending screenings to individuals prior to pregnancy and education on non-discriminatory approaches to assess patient pain, including instruction on the effects of implicit racial bias in the provision of pain management and methods to remediate such effects and ensure patients receive effective pain management care, as well as education about the history of medical discrimination, race-based medical experimentation, and the effects of such discrimination on patients and their medical decision making.
3. The guidance created pursuant to this subdivision shall be posted on the department’s website, distributed to medical providers and practices in the city, and publicized to at-risk populations through public awareness campaigns.
b. Genetic screening. The commissioner, in consultation with the New York city health and hospitals corporation, shall ensure that sickle cell trait pre- and post-conception genetic screening shall be offered to individuals who fall into an at-risk population, as determined by current medical research, or for whom such genetic screening is otherwise medically appropriate or recommended.
c. Report. No later than June 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the speaker of the council a report summarizing the available data regarding the presence of sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease in the city, to the extent such data can be released in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Such report shall also include a summary of the department’s efforts to educate practitioners and at-risk populations about the availability of pre- and post-conception genetic screening.
d. Online publication of materials. The commissioner shall provide information related to sickle cell trait and disease on the department’s website, including information regarding the importance of genetic screening for the sickle cell trait for at-risk populations, and the locations of medical providers, practices, and facilities where such individuals can receive such screenings, in English and in the designated citywide languages as defined in section 23-1101.
(L.L. 2023/163, 12/3/2023, eff. 12/3/2024)
a. The department shall develop a citywide population health agenda for the purpose of improving public health outcomes, addressing health disparities, and improving quality of and access to health care for New Yorkers to increase life expectancy and improve health. In developing such agenda, the department shall consult or seek input from relevant stakeholders, public health experts, and any other persons the commissioner deems relevant. At minimum, the department shall identify in such agenda its population health goals for the next 5 years and strategies for achieving such goals. No later than September 30, 2028, and every 5 years thereafter, the commissioner shall submit such agenda to the mayor and the speaker of the council and post such agenda on the department’s website.
b. No later than September 30, 2029, and annually thereafter no later than September 30 of any year in which a citywide population health agenda is not required to be submitted pursuant to subdivision a of this section, the commissioner shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post on the department’s website, a comprehensive report that describes the department’s progress toward achieving the goals identified in the most recently submitted agenda.
(L.L. 2024/046, 3/9/2024, eff. 3/9/2024)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2024/046.
a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Designated citywide languages. The term “designated citywide languages” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision a of section 23-1101.
Pregnancy loss. The term “pregnancy loss” means the loss of a fetus by miscarriage, stillbirth, or termination.
b. The commissioner shall create materials that contain information about the effects of pregnancy loss on mental health and that identify mental health resources available to individuals who have experienced pregnancy loss. The department shall make such materials available in the designated citywide languages and shall review and update such materials as appropriate.
c. The commissioner shall distribute physical copies of the materials created pursuant to subdivision b of this section to all facilities operated by the department in which reproductive healthcare is provided and post electronic copies of such materials on the department’s website. The commissioner shall, to the extent practicable, inform the following entities about the availability of such materials and make physical copies of such materials available to such entities upon request:
1. Family planning clinics within the city, for distribution to patients that may benefit from such materials at the discretion of each clinic; and
2. Hospital departments where the primary purpose is the provision of reproductive healthcare, for distribution to patients that may benefit from such materials at the discretion of each hospital.
(L.L. 2024/100, 10/26/2024, eff. 4/24/2025)
a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Middle and high school. The term "middle and high school" means any school of the city school district that contains any combination of grades from grade 6 through grade 12.
Student. The term "student" means any pupil under the age of 21 as of September 1 of the relevant academic year who does not have a high school diploma and who is enrolled in grade 6 or higher.
Student wellness club. The term “student wellness club” means an extracurricular student-led group that holds meetings for students to focus on student well-being and the factors influencing student well-being, including mental health.
Student wellness club toolkit. The term “student wellness club toolkit” means materials and resources regarding student mental health and wellbeing that are designed to educate students on mental health and guide students on creating student wellness clubs.
b. No later than 1 year after the effective date of the local law that added this section, the department, in consultation with relevant agencies and subject matter experts, shall create a student wellness club toolkit.
c. The student wellness club toolkit required by this section shall include:
1. Educational materials on mental health and factors that affect overall student well-being;
2. Best practices for facilitating group discussions on mental health, such as using active listening skills and creating an inclusive environment;
3. Guidance for mental-health promoting activities, including but not limited to, mindfulness or stress reduction activities, educational workshops, and any other guidance the department deems relevant;
4. Guidance for consulting with school-based mental health support staff or services; and
5. A clear and conspicuous link to the department of education website that describes the process for starting a student club or other extracurricular student-led group, as required by section 21-1008.
d. The department shall make electronic copies of such toolkits available to the department of education at the beginning of each academic year in English and in each of the designated citywide languages as defined in section 23-1101.
(L.L. 2025/016, 2/22/2025, eff. 2/22/2025)
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