New York S 5517: Provides for dispensing emergency contraception under certain conditions

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S05517 Summary:

BILL NOS05517 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSRCLEARE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§6527, 6807, 6909 & 6951, add §6833, Ed L; amd §§3216, 3221 & 4304, Ins L; amd §207, Pub Health L

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Provides for dispensing emergency contraception under certain conditions; defines emergency contraception.

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BILL NOS05517 

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02/24/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5517

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. HINCHEY, CLEARE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, SEPULVEDA -- read
 twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
 Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, the insurance law and the public
 health law, in relation to providing for dispensing emergency contra-
 ception under certain conditions

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "unintended pregnancy prevention act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings. The United States Food and Drug Adminis-
 4 tration (FDA) has declared emergency contraceptive drugs to be safe and
 5 effective. There is neither medical nor public health research that
 6 validates an age restriction on access to emergency contraception (EC).
 7 Furthermore, no specific medical conditions preclude a woman from using
 8 EC. The only contraindication to EC use is pregnancy itself, not because
 9 it represents a danger to the woman or to the embryo but because it
 10 would be inefficient in preventing the pregnancy. Pregnancy prevention,
 11 not abortion, is caused by the use of emergency contraceptive drugs.
 12 The legislature deems it necessary to guarantee immediate access to EC
 13 to all, especially young women. Nearly thirty percent of United States
 14 teenage girls become pregnant before reaching twenty years of age. Teens
 15 are more likely than adults to experience contraceptive failure, which
 16 may lead to unintended pregnancies and consequently dangerous medical
 17 issues for both mother and baby.
 18 The legislature deems it necessary to create a structure for simplify-
 19 ing access to EC for these women, while respecting and preserving the
 20 prescribing scope of practice for physicians, nurse practitioners, and
 21 midwives; the treating and case-finding scope of practice of registered
 22 professional nurses; and the dispensing scope of practice of pharma-
 23 cists. This act does not alter the scope of such professions, nor does

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05111-01-5

 S. 5517 2

 1 this legislation interfere with non-prescription access to EC where it
 2 is otherwise lawful.
 3 § 3. Subdivision 6 of section 6527 of the education law, as added by
 4 chapter 573 of the laws of 1999, paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 464
 5 of the laws of 2015, paragraph (d) as added by chapter 429 of the laws
 6 of 2005, paragraph (e) as added by chapter 352 of the laws of 2014,
 7 paragraph (f) as added by section 6 of part V of chapter 57 of the laws
 8 of 2015, paragraph (g) as added by chapter 502 of the laws of 2016,
 9 paragraph (h) as added by section 6 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws
 10 of 2022 and paragraphs (i), (j), (k) and (l) as added by chapter 193 of
 11 the laws of 2023, is amend to read as follows:
 12 6. A licensed physician may prescribe and order a non-patient specific
 13 regimen [to a registered professional nurse], pursuant to regulations
 14 promulgated by the commissioner, and consistent with the public health
 15 law, [for] to:
 16 (a) a registered professional nurse for:
 17 (i) administering immunizations[.];
 18 [(b)] (ii) the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis[.];
 19 [(c)] (iii) administering purified protein derivative (PPD) tests or
 20 other tests to detect or screen for tuberculosis infec