NY State Senate Bill 2025-S7714A

Senate Bill S7714A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Directs the department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning intrauterine devices

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

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- In Committee Senate
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 20, 2025	reported and committed to finance
May 15, 2025	print number 7714a
May 15, 2025	amend and recommit to women's issues
May 01, 2025	referred to women's issues

Votes

- May 20, 2025 - Women's Issues Committee Vote
  S7714A
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Women's Issues Committee Vote: May 20, 2025
      
      aye (7)
      
      Baskin
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Serrano
      
      Stavisky
      
      Webb
      
      Weik

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2025-S7714 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A778
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §267-c, Pub Health L

2025-S7714 - Summary

Directs the department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning intrauterine devices; requires such informational pamphlet to be available on the department of health's website; requires practitioners to distribute such informational pamphlet to patients seeking contraceptives.

2025-S7714 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7714

SPONSOR: GONZALEZ
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the
department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning
intrauterine devices

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

  Section  one  amends  the  public  health  law by adding a new section
267-c.

  Section two establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, are inserted into the uterus  to  prevent
pregnancies.  They  provide  long-term,  reversible  and effective birth
control. In the United States, IUDs are the second most  common  revers-
ible  birth  control method after oral contraceptives. However, the pain

and discomfort associated with insertion have long  been  underestimated
but are now widely recognized as a significant part of the procedure.

In  August  2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated
the guidelines  in  its  "U.S.  Selected  Practice  Recommendations  for
Contraceptive  Use.  2024"  document  to  recommend that doctors counsel
patients on the potential for pain during these procedures  and  discuss
pain  management  options. Local anesthetics have proven somewhat effec-
tive in managing pain during  an  IUD  procedure,  but  a  2019  report,
"Intrauterine  Device  Training,  Attitudes,  and  Practices  Among U.S.
Health Care Providers: Findings from a Nationwide  Survey,"  found  that
just  5% of doctors provided this option. To help patients make informed
decisions when choosing a contraceptive method,  it  is  important  that
they be provided with all the necessary information, including the like-
lihood of pain during the procedure.

This  legislation  would  direct  the  Department of Health to create an
informational pamphlet for patients considering an  IUD  that  describes
the effectiveness, risks and side effects, the insertion process and the
pain  associated  with  it  and how that pain can be managed, as well as
alternative contraceptive methods if an IUD is not suitable.   Providers
would  be  required to distribute these pamphlets to patients seeking an
IUD or interested in discussing contraception.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth  day  after  it  shall  have
become a law.

2025-S7714 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7714
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 1, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GONZALEZ -- 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  directing  the
   department  of  health  to create an informational pamphlet concerning
   intrauterine devices

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 267-c to read as follows:
   § 267-C. INFORMATION CONCERNING INTRAUTERINE DEVICES. 1.  THE  DEPART-
 MENT SHALL DEVELOP AN INFORMATIONAL PAMPHLET FOR INDIVIDUALS CONSIDERING
 INTRAUTERINE  DEVICES.  SUCH  PAMPHLET  SHALL  INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE
 LIMITED TO, INFORMATION CONCERNING:
   (A) THE POTENTIAL RISKS AND SIDE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH  INTRAUTERINE
 DEVICES;
   (B) THE INSERTION AND REMOVAL PROCESS OF INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, INCLUD-
 ING  THE  POTENTIAL  FOR PAIN DURING AND AFTER THE PROCEDURE AND MEDICA-
 TIONS THAT MAY BE USED TO PREVENT OR MANAGE SUCH PAIN;
   (C) THE RECOVERY PROCESS FOLLOWING THE INSERTION  OF  AN  INTRAUTERINE
 DEVICE;
   (D) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; AND
   (E)  ALTERNATIVE  CONTRACEPTIVE  METHODS  AVAILABLE  IF  AN INDIVIDUAL
 DETERMINES AN INTRAUTERINE DEVICE IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR  SUCH  INDIVID-
 UAL.
   2.  SUCH  INFORMATIONAL  PAMPHLET  SHALL  BE  WRITTEN  IN  LAYPERSON'S
 LANGUAGE AND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND THE SIX MOST  COMMON
 NON-ENGLISH  LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFI-
 CIENCY IN NEW YORK STATE AS BASED ON THE MOST RECENT CENSUS.
   3. SUCH INFORMATIONAL PAMPHLET SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE  DEPART-
 MENT'S  WEBSITE  AS  A PRINTABLE FILE AND MAY ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR
 ORDER AS A PRINTED DELIVERABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02572-01-5

 S. 7714                             2
 
   4. PRACTITIONERS  SHALL  DISTRIBUTE  SUCH  INFORMATIONAL  PAMPHLET  TO
 PATIENTS  SEEKING  CONTRACEPTIVES OR INTERESTED IN DISCUSSING CONTRACEP-
 TIVE METHODS.
   5.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, "PRACTITIONER" MEANS A HEALTH CARE
 PROFESSIONAL LICENSED, CERTIFIED OR  OTHERWISE  AUTHORIZED  TO  PRACTICE
 UNDER THE EDUCATION LAW, ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

2025-S7714A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A778
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §267-c, Pub Health L

2025-S7714A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S7714A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7714A

SPONSOR: GONZALEZ
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the
department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning
intrauterine devices

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Section one amends the public health law by adding a new section 267-c.

Section two establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, are inserted into the uterus to prevent
pregnancies. They provide long-term, reversible and effective birth
control. In the United States, IUDs are the second most common revers-
ible birth control method after oral contraceptives. However, the pain
and discomfort associated with insertion have long been underestimated

but are now widely recognized as a significant part of the procedure.

In August 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated
the guidelines in its "U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for
Contraceptive Use. 2024" document to recommend that doctors counsel
patients on the potential for pain during these procedures and discuss
pain management options. Local anesthetics have proven somewhat effec-
tive in managing pain during an IUD procedure, but a 2019 report,
"Intrauterine Device Training, Attitudes, and Practices Among U.S.
Health Care Providers: Findings from a Nationwide Survey," found that
just 5% of doctors provided this option. To help patients make informed
decisions when choosing a contraceptive method, it is important that
they be provided with all the necessary information, including the like-
lihood of pain during the procedure.

This legislation would direct the Department of Health to create an
informational pamphlet for patients considering an IUD that describes
the effectiveness, risks and side effects, the insertion process and the
pain associated with it and how that pain can be managed, as well as
alternative contraceptive methods if an IUD is not suitable.Providers
would be required to distribute these pamphlets to patients seeking an
IUD or interested in discussing contraception.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.
https://nyslrs.state.ny.us/nyslbdcl/navigate.cgi?NVDTO:2/2

2025-S7714A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7714--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 1, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  directing  the
   department  of  health  to create an informational pamphlet concerning
   intrauterine devices
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 267-c to read as follows:
   § 267-C. INFORMATION CONCERNING INTRAUTERINE DEVICES. 1.  THE  DEPART-
 MENT SHALL DEVELOP AN INFORMATIONAL PAMPHLET FOR INDIVIDUALS CONSIDERING
 INTRAUTERINE  DEVICES.  SUCH  PAMPHLET  SHALL  INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE
 LIMITED TO, INFORMATION CONCERNING:
   (A) THE TYPES OF INTRAUTERINE DEVICES AVAILABLE, THEIR USE IN PREGNAN-
 CY PREVENTION AND THE MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL  CONDITIONS,  AND  HOW  THEY
 DIFFER FROM EACH OTHER;
   (B)  THE POTENTIAL RISKS AND SIDE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH INTRAUTERINE
 DEVICES;
   (C) THE INSERTION AND REMOVAL PROCESS OF INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, INCLUD-
 ING THE POTENTIAL FOR PAIN DURING AND AFTER THE  PROCEDURE  AND  MEDICA-
 TIONS THAT MAY BE USED TO PREVENT OR MANAGE SUCH PAIN;
   (D)  THE  RECOVERY  PROCESS FOLLOWING THE INSERTION OF AN INTRAUTERINE
 DEVICE;
   (E) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; AND
   (F) ALTERNATIVE  CONTRACEPTIVE  METHODS  AVAILABLE  IF  AN  INDIVIDUAL
 DETERMINES  AN  INTRAUTERINE DEVICE IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR SUCH INDIVID-
 UAL.
   2.  SUCH  INFORMATIONAL  PAMPHLET  SHALL  BE  WRITTEN  IN  LAYPERSON'S
 LANGUAGE  AND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND THE SIX MOST COMMON
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02572-02-5

 S. 7714--A                          2
 
 NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH  PROFI-
 CIENCY IN NEW YORK STATE AS BASED ON THE MOST RECENT CENSUS.
   3.  SUCH INFORMATIONAL PAMPHLET SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE DEPART-
 MENT'S WEBSITE AS A PRINTABLE FILE AND MAY ALSO BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  FOR
 ORDER AS A PRINTED DELIVERABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   4.  PRACTITIONERS  SHALL  DISTRIBUTE  SUCH  INFORMATIONAL  PAMPHLET TO
 PATIENTS SEEKING CONTRACEPTIVES OR INTERESTED IN  DISCUSSING  CONTRACEP-
 TIVE METHODS.
   5.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, "PRACTITIONER" MEANS A HEALTH CARE
 PROFESSIONAL LICENSED, CERTIFIED OR  OTHERWISE  AUTHORIZED  TO  PRACTICE
 UNDER THE EDUCATION LAW, ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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