New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 2522. Programs; powers of the commissioner

(a) public education concerning availability of prenatal services;

(b) promotion of community awareness of the benefits to the mother and child of preconception health and early and continuous prenatal care;

(c) outreach and direct recruitment of service recipients and providers;

(d) referrals and linkage to organizations providing assistance with applications for medical assistance and enrollment in Medicaid managed care programs;

(e) referrals and linkage with home visiting and other community services;

(e-1) health and nutritional education and services for both parents, regarding childhood and adult obesity and asthma, and the prevention or mitigation thereof;

(f) follow-up of patient participation in prenatal care services;

(g) identification of regional perinatal health care system barriers and limitations that lead to poor perinatal outcomes and development of strategies to address such barriers and limitations; and

(h) coordination of service delivery by community-based organizations among health care providers and health plans using health information technology and uniform screening criteria for perinatal risk.