New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11722: Requires hospitals to provide disposable diapers and wipes and infant formula for newborns and menstrual products at the time of discharge
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
Requires hospitals which provide maternity services to provide disposable diapers and wipes and offer a one-week supply of infant formula for newborns, and to provide a supply of menstrual products, at the time of discharge; clarifies that offering and providing such infant formula shall not affect a hospital's eligibility to participate in the department of health's breastfeeding friendly practice designation program.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hospitals to provide disposable diapers and wipes for newborns and menstrual products and offer infant formula for newborns at the time of discharge.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hospitals to provide disposable diapers and wipes for newborns and menstrual products and offer infant formula for newborns at the time of discharge THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2833 to read as follows: § 2833. PROVISION OF DIAPERS, WIPES AND FORMULA TO PARENTS AND LEGAL GUARDIANS FOLLOWING CHILDBIRTH. 1. EVERY HOSPITAL LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE THAT PROVIDES MATERNITY SERVICES SHALL, UPON THE DISCHARGE OF A NEWBORN FOLLOWING CHILDBIRTH, PROVIDE THE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF SUCH NEWBORN WITH THE FOLLOWING: (A) A SUPPLY OF DISPOSABLE DIAPERS AND WIPES FOR THE NEWBORN, IN AN AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT; (B) A SUPPLY OF MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS, IN AN AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT; AND (C) THE OPTION TO RECEIVE A ONE-WEEK SUPPLY OF INFANT FORMULA, AT NO COST, FOR THE NEWBORN. 2. ACCEPTANCE OR REFUSAL OF SUCH SUPPLIES SHALL BE VOLUNTARY AND AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIAN. 3. COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT AFFECT A HOSPITAL'S ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEPARTMENT'S BREASTFEEDING FRIENDLY PRACTICE DESIGNATION PROGRAM. 4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL …
Sponsors
- Linda Rosenthal (D, 67) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO HEALTH
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is A11722?
- A11722 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires hospitals to provide disposable diapers and wipes and infant formula for newborns and menstrual products at the time of discharge.
- What does A11722 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hospitals to provide disposable diapers and wipes for newborns and menstrual products and offer infant formula for newborns at the time of discharge.
- What is the status of A11722?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11722?
- Linda Rosenthal (D, 67).
- Where is the official record for A11722?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11722
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