Assembly Bill A5627

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the department of health to conduct a public information and outreach campaign on medically unnecessary treatments on persons born with intersex traits or variations in sex characteristics

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Current Bill Status Via S5399 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A5627 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5399
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A7527, S8278

2023-A5627 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of health to conduct a public information and outreach campaign on medically unnecessary treatments on persons born with intersex traits or variations in sex characteristics.

2023-A5627 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5627
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEAWRIGHT  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
   department  of  health  to  conduct  a public information and outreach
   campaign on medically unnecessary  treatments  on  persons  born  with
   intersex traits or variations in sex characteristics
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (r) to read as follows:
   (R)  THE  PHYSICAL,  SEXUAL,  AND  PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF NONEMERGENT
 MEDICAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED ON INDIVIDUALS WITH VARIATIONS IN SEX CHAR-
 ACTERISTICS WHO HAVE NOT THEMSELVES CONSENTED TO THE PROCEDURE; PROVIDED
 THAT SUCH A PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE AN ADVISORY COUNCIL UNDER THIS SECTION
 THAT SHALL INCLUDE INTERSEX PERSONS THEMSELVES,  INTERSEX-LED  ORGANIZA-
 TIONS,  AND  HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDERS WITH DEMONSTRATED MEDICAL EXPERTISE
 TREATING INTERSEX INDIVIDUALS IN A MANNER  THAT  RESPECTS  THEIR  BODILY
 INTEGRITY AND SELF-DETERMINATION, AMONG OTHERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00423-01-3

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