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Read. Follow. Verify.New York bill requires hospitals to provide diapers, menstrual products, and infant formula at newborn discharge
Last action · September 16, 2026: REFERRED TO HEALTHSponsor: Linda Rosenthal
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What This Bill Would Do
Hospitals providing maternity services must supply disposable diapers, wipes, menstrual products, and the option for a one-week supply of infant formula at no cost upon a newborn's discharge, effective 180 days after becoming law.
New parents leaving New York maternity wards will receive baseline postpartum and infant supplies directly from hospitals without added out-of-pocket costs, while hospitals retain eligibility for breastfeeding-friendly designations.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Parents and legal guardians of newborns
Receive the option for free disposable diapers, wipes, menstrual products, and a one-week supply of infant formula upon newborn discharge.
Hospitals providing maternity services
Must distribute specified newborn and postpartum supplies at discharge and comply with future Department regulations without losing breastfeeding-friendly designation eligibility.
Key Facts
- Hospitals licensed to provide maternity services must supply disposable diapers and wipes for newborns upon discharge.
- Hospitals must provide a supply of menstrual products at the time of newborn discharge.
- Hospitals must offer the option to receive a free one-week supply of infant formula for newborns at discharge.
- Acceptance or refusal of the supplies is entirely voluntary at the discretion of parents or legal guardians.
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- Hospital compliance with these discharge requirements does not affect eligibility for the Department's breastfeeding friendly practice designation program.
- The Commissioner is directed to promulgate rules establishing minimum quantities for diapers, wipes, and menstrual products and defining a one-week supply of infant formula.
- The act takes effect on the 180th day after becoming law, with immediate authority for rule-making.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are parents required to accept the infant formula and supplies provided at discharge?
Will providing infant formula impact a hospital's breastfeeding-friendly status?
Who determines the exact quantities of diapers and menstrual products that must be provided?
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Sep 16, 2026HouseCommitteeREFERRED TO HEALTH
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