§ 2509. Maternal mortality review board. 1. (a) There is hereby\nestablished in the department the maternal mortality review board for\nthe purpose of reviewing maternal deaths and maternal morbidity and\ndeveloping and disseminating findings, recommendations, and best\npractices to contribute to the prevention of maternal mortality and\nmorbidity. The board shall assess the cause of death, factors leading to\ndeath and preventability for each maternal death reviewed and, in the\ndiscretion of the board, cases of severe maternal morbidity, and shall\ndevelop and disseminate strategies for reducing the risk of maternal\nmortality and morbidity, including risk resulting from racial, economic,\nor other disparities. The commissioner may delegate the authority to\nconduct maternal mortality reviews.\n (b) The commissioner may enter into an agreement with the city of New\nYork providing:\n (i) that the functions of the state board relating to maternal deaths\nand severe maternal morbidity occurring within the city of New York\nshall be conducted by the city board;\n (ii) the city board shall provide to the state board the results of\nits reviews, relevant information in the possession of the city board,\nand the recommendations of the city board; and\n (iii) the department and the state board shall provide information and\nassistance to the city board for the performance of its functions.\n (c) Nothing in this section shall prevent the city of New York from\nestablishing, without an agreement with the commissioner, a board\nrelating to maternal deaths and severe maternal morbidity occurring\nwithin the city of New York.\n 2. As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise:\n (a) "Advisory council" and "council" mean the advisory council on\nmaternal mortality and morbidity, established under this section.\n (b) "Board" means a maternal mortality review board established by\nthis section, referred to in this section as the "state board", or a\nboard operating under this section established by the city of New York,\nwith or without an agreement with the commissioner, referred to in this\nsection as the "city board".\n (c) "Maternal death" means the death of a woman during pregnancy or\nwithin a year from the end of pregnancy.\n (d) "Severe maternal morbidity" or "morbidity" means unexpected\noutcomes of pregnancy, labor, or delivery that result in significant\nshort- or long-term consequences to a woman's health.\n (e) "City commissioner" means the commissioner of the New York city\ndepartment of health and mental hygiene.\n 3. (a) The members of the state board shall be comprised of\nmultidisciplinary experts in the field of maternal mortality, women's\nhealth and public health, and shall include health care professionals or\nother experts who serve and are representative of the racial, ethnic,\nand socioeconomic diversity of the women and mothers of the state and,\nto the extent possible, the medically underserved areas of the state or\nareas of the state with disproportionately high occurrences of maternal\nmortality or morbidity.\n (b) The state board shall be composed of at least fifteen members, all\nof whom shall be appointed by the commissioner.\n (c) The terms of the state board members shall be three years. The\ncommissioner may choose to reappoint state board members to additional\nthree year terms.\n (d) A majority of the appointed membership of the state board, no less\nthan three, shall constitute a quorum.\n (e) When any member of the state board fails to attend three\nconsecutive regular meetings, unless such absence is for good cause,\nthat membership may be deemed vacant for purposes of the appointment of\na successor.\n (f) Meetings of the state board shall be held at least twice a year\nbut may be held more frequently as deemed necessary, subject to request\nof the department.\n (g) Members of the state and city boards shall be indemnified under\nsection seventeen of the public off
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