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May 15, 2024 |
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Senate Bill S9400
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Women's Issues Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-S9400 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9773
- Current Committee:
- Senate Women's Issues
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2509-d, Pub Health L
2023-S9400 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires limited services pregnancy centers to disclose to clients that they do not have a licensed medical provider on staff who provides or supervises reproductive health services at such center; requires such disclosure to be provided in writing and orally, and to be available in English and Spanish; provides for reporting of violations; provides penalties for violations.
2023-S9400 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9400 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring limited services pregnancy centers to disclose to clients that they do not have a licensed medical provider on staff PURPOSE: To require limited services pregnancy centers to disclose to clients that they do not have a licensed medical provider on staff. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 - Legislative findings and intent Section 2 amends the public health law by adding a new section 2509-d that requires limited services pregnancy center to disclose to clients that it does not have a licensed medical provider on staff who provides or directly supervises the provision of all reproductive health
2023-S9400 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9400 I N S E N A T E May 15, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring limited services pregnancy centers to disclose to clients that they do not have a licensed medical provider on staff THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that it is in the state's interest to ensure pregnant New Yorkers have timely access to the full range of reproductive health services that are avail- able to them, including prenatal care, emergency contraception, and abortion. Article 25-A of the public health law, commonly referred to as the reproductive health act of 2019 guarantees this right, clearly stat- ing that "every individual who becomes pregnant has the fundamental right to choose to carry the pregnancy to term, to give birth to a child, or to have an abortion, pursuant to this article". Moreover, the legislature finds that due to the sensitive timing of receiving emergency contraception, the importance of receiving prompt prenatal care in ensuring a healthy pregnancy, and statutory timeframes that limit the legality of abortion services, pregnant New Yorkers must receive timely and accurate information regarding their pregnancy. The health care options available to them must be presented free from unnec- essary delay or religious or moral persuasion. Any delay in receiving reproductive health care services can lead to negative outcomes for the pregnant person and their fetus, or a complete loss in ability to receive emergency contraception or abortion services, effectively elimi- nating their reproductive autonomy. The legislature is aware that some limited service pregnancy centers that are ideologically opposed to comprehensive reproductive health care employ deceptive practices on customers that avail themselves of their services. These practices include presenting themselves as medical facilities through the use of medical history and health insurance intake, wearing of medical clothes and devices such as lab coats and stethoscopes, and siting of facilities near licensed health care facili- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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