Requires maternal health care providers facilitate a screening for maternal depression, unless refused by the birth mother, within the first six weeks of birth and that such screening be covered by insurance.

Statutes affected:
A9579: 3216 insurance law, 3216(i) insurance law, 3221 insurance law, 3221(k) insurance law, 3217-g insurance law
A9579A: 3216 insurance law, 3216(i) insurance law, 3221 insurance law, 3221(k) insurance law, 3217-g insurance law