New York A 6571: Establishes the comprehensive sexual and reproductive health program

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A06571 Summary:

BILL NOA06571 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05981

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SPONSORRozic

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COSPNSRPaulin, Kay, Rosenthal, Hevesi, Glick, Davila, Lunsford, Gonzalez-Rojas, Seawright, Shrestha,
 Simone

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 25-C §2599-dd, Pub Health L

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Establishes the comprehensive sexual and reproductive health program to provide funding to providers whose primary function is to facilitate access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care services and information for low-income, uninsured and underinsured individuals and provide support to providers to facilitate access to care, fund uncompensated care, and support community awareness of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care services across New York state.

Go to top A06571 Actions:

BILL NOA06571 

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03/06/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

01/20/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA06571 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:01/20/2026AYE/NAY:16/6 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means PaulinAyeJensenNay

DinowitzAyeGandolfoNay

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzExcused

HevesiExcusedGrayExcused

SteckAyeSlaterNay

BraunsteinAyeChludzinskiNay

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberNay

SayeghAyeDursoNay

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAye

MeeksAye

LunsfordAye

Go to topA06571 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA06571 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6571

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the
 comprehensive sexual and reproductive health program

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "comprehen-
 2 sive sexual and reproductive health program".
 3 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 25-C to
 4 read as follows:
 5 ARTICLE 25-C
 6 COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM
 7 Section 2599-dd. Comprehensive sexual and reproductive health program.
 8 § 2599-dd. Comprehensive sexual and reproductive health program. 1. As
 9 used in this section, the following terms shall have the following mean-
 10 ings:
 11 (a) "Comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care" shall mean a
 12 range of health care services and information that positively supports
 13 an individual's state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-be-
 14 ing in relation to all aspects of sexuality and reproduction.
 15 (b) "Program" shall mean the comprehensive sexual and reproductive
 16 health program.
 17 2. The department shall establish a comprehensive sexual and reproduc-
 18 tive health program. Such program shall provide funding to providers
 19 whose primary function is to facilitate access to comprehensive sexual
 20 and reproductive health care services and information for low-income,
 21 uninsured and underinsured individuals. Such program shall be designed
 22 to provide support to providers to facilitate access to care, fund
 23 uncompensated care, and support community awareness of comprehensive
 24 sexual and reproductive health care services across New York state.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10506-01-5

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 1 3. In establishing and operating the program, the department shall
 2 consult a range of experts whose mission is to provide and/or expand
 3 access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive care, to ensure the
 4 program structure and expenditures are reflective of the needs of
 5 providers and consumers. The department shall promulgate regulations
 6 necessary for implementation of the program.
 7 4. Funding used to support the program shall be pursuant to funds
 8 appropriated by the legislature and pursuant to subsequent chapters of
 9 law and shall be, at minimum, equal to the amount appropriated on April
 10 first, two thousand twenty-four, including any federal funding, for
 11 similar purposes plus an additional five