Statute · New York Social Services Law
N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 401 — Births to inmates of public homes
N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 401
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- Statute
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- New York Social Services Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 401. Births to inmates of public homes. No commissioner of public welfare shall provide care in a public home for any pregnant woman during confinement unless such public home has adequate hospital or infirmary facilities, is equipped to give the necessary medical and nursing care and has a…
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N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 401 — Births to inmates of public homes is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 401. Births to inmates of public homes. No commissioner of public welfare shall provide care in a public home for any pregnant woman during confinement unless such public home has adequate hospital or infirmary facilities, is equipped to give the necessary medical and nursing care and has a certificate from the department authorizing such public home to care for maternity cases. Certificates authorizing a public home to care for maternity cases may be issued by the department for a one-year period, subject to renewal, but may be revoked at any time by the department. If the public home is not so certified, a commissioner of public welfare shall, a reasonable time before the expected confinement of any pregnant woman inmate, provide suitable maintenance and medical care for her in a hospital or some other place equipped to give adequate care.