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Jan 08, 2020 | referred to women's issues |
Jun 04, 2019 | referred to rules |
senate Bill S6311
Sponsored By
Brad Hoylman
(D, WF) 27th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Women Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
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- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Leroy Comrie
(D) 14th Senate District
Andrew Gounardes
(D) 22nd Senate District
Pete Harckham
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
S6311 (ACTIVE) - Details
S6311 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes the commissioner of health to conduct a study and issue a report examining the unmet health and resource needs facing pregnant women in New York and the impact of limited service pregnancy centers on the ability of women to obtain accurate, non-coercive health care information and timely access to a comprehensive range of reproductive and sexual health care services.
S6311 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6311 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act authorizing the commissioner of health to conduct a study and issue a report examining the unmet health and resource needs facing pregnant women in New York and the impact of limited service pregnancy centers on the ability of women to obtain accurate, non-coercive health care information and timely access to a comprehensive range of reproductive and sexual health care services PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Authorizes the Commissioner of Health to conduct a study and issue a report examining the unmet health and resource needs facing pregnant women in New York and the impact of limited services pregnancy centers on the ability of women to obtain accurate, non-coercive health care information and timely access to a comprehensive range of reproductive and sexual health care services in alignment with their health care needs and that supports personal decision-making. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
S6311 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6311 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT authorizing the commissioner of health to conduct a study and issue a report examining the unmet health and resource needs facing pregnant women in New York and the impact of limited service pregnancy centers on the ability of women to obtain accurate, non-coercive health care information and timely access to a comprehensive range of reproductive and sexual health care services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Definition. As used in this act, "limited services preg- nancy center" means a facility or entity, including a mobile facility, the primary purpose of which is to provide services to clients who are or may be pregnant, that: 1. (a) is not a health care facility licensed by the state of New York under article 28 of the public health law or articles 31 and 32 of the mental hygiene law; or (b) is not providing services under the direction of a health care provider licensed under title 8 of the education law who is acting with- in his or her scope of practice; and 2. fails to provide or refer for the full range of comprehensive reproductive and sexual health care services reimbursed under the state's Medicaid program including, but not limited to contraception, testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, abortion care, and prenatal care. § 2. Authorization of study and study scope. 1. The commissioner of health (hereinafter "the commissioner") is hereby authorized and directed to conduct a study and issue a report examining the unmet health and resource needs facing pregnant women in New York and the impact of limited service pregnancy centers on the ability of women to obtain accurate, non-coercive health care information and timely access EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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