Senate Bill S9384

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Includes abortion providers and patients in the address confidentiality program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S9384 - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §108, Exec L

2021-S9384 - Summary

Provides address confidentiality to protect reproductive health care services providers, employees, volunteers, patients, or immediate family members of reproductive health care services providers.

2021-S9384 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S9384 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9384
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 23, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  including  abortion
   providers and patients in the address confidentiality program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 108 of the executive  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  141 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
 follows:
   There is created in the office of the secretary of state a program  to
 be  known as the "address confidentiality program" to protect victims of
 domestic violence, victims of human trafficking,  victims  of  a  sexual
 offense [and], victims of stalking AND ABORTION PROVIDERS OR PATIENTS OF
 ABORTION  PROVIDERS  by  authorizing the use of designated addresses for
 such victims and their minor children. The program shall be administered
 by the secretary of state.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 108 of the executive law is  amended  by
 adding a new paragraph (l) to read as follows:
   (L) "ABORTION PROVIDERS OR PATIENTS OF ABORTION PROVIDERS" SHALL MEAN:
   (I)  A  LICENSED  HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER OR LICENSED MEDICAL PROFES-
 SIONAL WHO PERFORMS OR INDUCES AN ABORTION AS AUTHORIZED  UNDER  SECTION
 TWO  THOUSAND  FIVE  HUNDRED  NINETY-NINE-BB  OF  THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW,
 INCLUDING ANY EMPLOYEE, VOLUNTEER OR  CONTRACTOR  OF  SUCH  HEALTH  CARE
 PRACTITIONER OR MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL;
   (II)  A  PATIENT  OF  A  LICENSED HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER OR LICENSED
 MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL WHO HAS HAD AN  ABORTION  OR  INTENDS  TO  HAVE  AN
 ABORTION AS DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH; AND
   (III)  AN  IMMEDIATE  FAMILY MEMBER AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF
 SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW OR MEMBERS  OF
 THE  HOUSEHOLD OF A PERSON DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OR (II) OF THIS
 PARAGRAPH.
   § 3. The opening paragraph of subparagraph (i) and  subparagraph  (iv)
 of  paragraph  (a) of subdivision 2 of section 108 of the executive law,
 the opening paragraph of subparagraph (i) as amended  by  section  2  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-S9384A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §108, Exec L

2021-S9384A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides address confidentiality to protect reproductive health care services providers, employees, volunteers, patients, or immediate family members of reproductive health care services providers.

2021-S9384A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S9384A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9384--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 23, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  CLEARE, BIAGGI, COONEY, JACKSON, LIU, MAY, MAYER,
   RIVERA -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed  to  the  Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to address confidentiali-
   ty  to protect reproductive health care services providers, employees,
   volunteers, patients, or  immediate  family  members  of  reproductive
   health care services providers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph and subdivision 3 of section  108  of
 the  executive  law,  as amended by chapter 141 of the laws of 2019, are
 amended to read as follows:
   There is created in the office of the secretary of state a program  to
 be  known as the "address confidentiality program" to protect victims of
 domestic violence, victims of human trafficking,  victims  of  a  sexual
 offense  [and],  victims  of  stalking,  AND  REPRODUCTIVE  HEALTH  CARE
 SERVICES PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, PATIENTS, OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY
 MEMBERS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES  PROVIDERS  by  authorizing
 the  use  of designated addresses for such victims and their minor chil-
 dren. The program shall be administered by the secretary of state.
   3. Designation of agencies to assist applicants. The  secretary  shall
 designate  state,  local  or nonprofit agencies that provide counseling,
 referral, shelter or other specialized services to victims  of  domestic
 violence,  victims  of  human  trafficking,  victims of a sexual offense
 [and], victims  of  stalking,  AND  REPRODUCTIVE  HEALTH  CARE  SERVICES
 PROVIDERS,  EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, PATIENTS, OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS
 OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDERS to assist persons  apply-
 ing  to be program participants. Such persons providing assistance shall
 be trained by the secretary. Any assistance and counseling  rendered  by
 an  officer of the secretary or his or her designees to applicants shall
 in no way be construed as legal advice.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15252-04-2
              

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