Section 19a-490ee - Postpartum educational material; written information on caesarean section; internet patient portal; mental health disorders(a) As used in this section, (1) "birthing hospital" means a health care facility, as defined in section 19a-630, operated and maintained in whole or in part for the purpose of caring for a person during the delivery of a child and for a postpartum mother or person and such mother's or person's newborn following birth; and (2) "birth center" has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490.(b) Each birthing hospital shall provide to each patient who has undergone a caesarean section written information regarding the importance of mobility following a caesarean section and the risks associated with immobility following a caesarean section.(c) Each birthing hospital shall establish a patient portal through which a postpartum patient can virtually access, through an Internet web site or application, any educational materials and other information that the birthing hospital provided to the patient during the patient's stay at the birthing hospital and at the time of the patient's discharge from the birthing hospital.(d) Each birthing hospital shall provide to each postpartum patient the educational materials regarding the health and safety of expectant and postpartum mothers and persons with mental health disorders, including, but not limited to, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, developed by the Department of Public Health pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of section 19a-59i, as amended by public act 24-81.(e) On and after January 1, 2025, each birthing hospital and birth center shall provide to each pregnant and postpartum patient the educational materials regarding intimate partner violence toward pregnant and postpartum persons, developed by the Department of Public Health pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (g) of section 19a-59i, as amended by public act 24-81.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490ee
Amended by P.A. 24-0151,S. 142 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by P.A. 24-0081,S. 46 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 5/30/2024.Added by P.A. 22-0058, S. 76 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2022 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2022.