§ 2803-V — Lymphedema information distribution

* § 2803-v. Lymphedema information distribution. 1. For the purposes\nof this section, the term "lymphedema" shall mean an accumulation of\nfluid in the interstitial tissue that causes swelling, most often in the\narms and/or legs, and occasionally in other parts of the body, from any\ncause.\n 2. The commissioner shall design an informational packet about\nlymphedema and shall require that every general hospital distribute such\npacket to all patients at high risk of developing lymphedema. Patients\ndeemed high risk shall include:\n (a) patients who experience any significant injury to soft tissue that\ncould reasonably be expected, using sound medical judgment, as a result\nof severity and nature thereof, to compromise or cause to be ineffective\nthe drainage of the lymphatic system;\n (b) patients who experience recurrent or persistent bacterial\ninfections that could reasonably be expected, using sound medical\njudgment, as a result of severity and nature thereof, to compromise or\ncause to be ineffective the drainage of the lymphatic system; or\n (c) patients who have had corrective surgical procedures performed\nthat may have interfered with the lymph drainage by severing local\nlymphatics in a manner that may jeopardize reconstitution and recovery\nof lymph drainage.\n * NB There are 2 § 2803-v's\n