New York A 304: Requires pharmacies to stock emergency contraception

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A00304 Summary:

BILL NOA00304 

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Requires pharmacies to keep in stock emergency contraception.

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BILL NOA00304 

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01/08/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 304

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring pharmacies
 to stock emergency contraception

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6833
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 6833. Stock emergency contraception. 1. Every pharmacy shall possess
 4 and keep in stock emergency contraception.
 5 2. For purposes of this section, "emergency contraception" means one
 6 or more over the counter drugs, used separately or in combination, to be
 7 administered to or self-administered by the patient in a dosage and
 8 manner for preventing pregnancy when used after intercourse, found safe
 9 and effective for that use by the United States food and drug adminis-
 10 tration, and dispensed for that purpose in accordance with professional
 11 standards of practice.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 13 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00725-01-5

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