New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 4160. Pregnancy loss;  reporting

1. Pregnancy loss is defined as the loss of a pregnancy at any gestation, as confirmed by a health care provider licensed pursuant to title eight of the education law and acting within such health care provider's scope of practice, including spontaneous miscarriage, still birth, or any termination of pregnancy which is consistent with the requirements of article twenty-five-A of this chapter.

2. [Eff. until March 30, 2027, pursuant to L.2025, c. 57, pt. JJ, § 9.  See, also, subd. 2 below.] A pregnancy loss caused by spontaneous miscarriage or still birth shall be registered within seventy-two hours of the pregnancy loss by electronically filing directly with the department of health, a report of such loss.

2. [Eff. March 30, 2027, pursuant to L.2025, c. 57, pt. JJ, § 9.  See, also, subd. 2 above.] A fetal death shall be registered within seventy-two hours after expulsion of such fetus, by filing directly with the commissioner a certificate of such death. In addition, a report of fetal death shall be reported to the registrar in the district in which the fetal death occurred.

3. [Eff. until March 30, 2027, pursuant to L.2025, c. 57, pt. JJ, § 9.  See, also, subd. 3 below.] A pregnancy loss due to an induced termination of pregnancy shall be registered within seventy-two hours of such pregnancy loss if the individual experiencing the pregnancy loss requests such registration to facilitate disposition of the products of conception in accordance with section forty-one hundred sixty-two of this title, by filing directly with the department of health, a report of such loss. Such report shall be limited to the information strictly necessary to facilitate disposition.

3. [Eff. March 30, 2027, pursuant to L.2025, c. 57, pt. JJ, § 9.  See, also, subd. 3 above.] A pregnancy loss due to an induced termination of pregnancy shall be registered within seventy-two hours of such pregnancy loss if the individual experiencing the pregnancy loss requests such registration to facilitate disposition of the products of conception in accordance with section forty-one hundred sixty-two of this title, by electronically filing directly with the department of health, a report of such loss. Such report shall be limited to the information strictly necessary to facilitate disposition.

4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the disclosure of information filed pursuant to this section shall be limited to the individual who experienced the pregnancy loss, such individual's lawful representative and to authorized personnel of the department.  Nothing in this section shall prohibit disclosure of deidentified information in compliance with federal reporting requirements.