A06275 Summary:

BILL NOA06275
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSOREnglebright
 
COSPNSRGunther
 
MLTSPNSRCahill, O'Donnell, Rosenthal
 
Add SS360-a & 6206-a, Ed L; amd S206, Pub Health L
 
Enacts the "public university emergency contraception act"; requires every college and university of the state university of New York and the city university of New York to provide emergency contraception to any student requesting it; requires the widespread provision of information at such colleges and universities on the safety and availability of emergency contraception on campus; authorizes the commissioner of health to establish a statewide emergency contraception college education and awareness program, and requires such commissioner to develop informational materials relating to emergency contraception.
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A06275 Actions:

BILL NOA06275
 
03/20/2015referred to health
01/06/2016referred to health
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A06275 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6275
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 20, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
          of A. CAHILL, O'DONNELL, ROSENTHAL -- read once and  referred  to  the
          Committee on Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
          to enacting the "public university emergency contraception act"
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1.   Legislative findings and intent.  The  legislature  finds
     2  that  access  to  emergency  contraception  is  a basic measure that can
     3  prevent college students from having an unwanted pregnancy. The  federal
     4  Food  and  Drug Administration has approved the use of emergency contra-
     5  ception as safe and effective in the prevention of pregnancy.  Emergency
     6  contraception  has  been found to have no effect on an established preg-
     7  nancy. Medical research strongly indicates  that  the  sooner  emergency
     8  contraception  is  administered,  the better the chance of preventing an
     9  unwanted pregnancy.  Therefore, the legislature deems it essential  that
    10  each  college and university of the state university of New York and the
    11  city university of New York provide information on emergency  contracep-
    12  tion  to its students and makes it available to any student who seeks it
    13  whenever practicable and in accordance with applicable law  and  profes-
    14  sional standards of practice.
    15    §  2.  Short  title.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the
    16  "public university emergency contraception act".
    17    § 3. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding  a  new
    18  subdivision 29 to read as follows:
    19    29.  (a)  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    20  the commissioner  is  authorized  to  establish  a  statewide  emergency
    21  contraception  college  education and awareness program for each college
    22  and university of the state university of New York and the city  univer-
    23  sity  of  New  York.  For  the  purpose  of this subdivision, "emergency
    24  contraception" shall mean one or more prescription drugs, used separate-
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09564-01-5

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     1  ly or in combination, in a dosage and manner  for  preventing  pregnancy
     2  when  used  after  intercourse, found safe and effective for that use by
     3  the United States Food and Drug Administration, and dispensed  for  that
     4  purpose  in accordance with applicable law and professional standards of
     5  practice.
     6    (b) The commissioner shall develop, produce and  distribute  to  every
     7  college  and university of the state university of New York and the city
     8  university of New York informational materials and posters  relating  to
     9  the  safety  and efficacy of emergency contraception to be conspicuously
    10  displayed at appropriate locations around each campus,  and  distributed
    11  to students in a manner to be determined by each college and university.
    12  The  materials and posters shall explain the nature of emergency contra-
    13  ception, including that it is deemed safe and  effective  in  preventing
    14  pregnancy  by  the  federal Food and Drug Administration, and cannot and
    15  does not cause abortions.
    16    (c) In implementing the provisions of this subdivision the commission-
    17  er shall consult with  representatives  of  health  care  practitioners,
    18  students and affected employees.
    19    §  4.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 360-a to
    20  read as follows:
    21    § 360-a. Emergency contraception. 1. Each college  and  university  of
    22  the   state   university  shall  conspicuously  display  at  appropriate
    23  locations around the campus and  distribute  to  students  in  a  manner
    24  determined  by such college or university materials and posters relating
    25  to emergency contraception, distributed to it  pursuant  to  subdivision
    26  twenty-nine  of  section  two hundred six of the public health law. Each
    27  college and university of the state university  of  New  York  may  also
    28  approve  informational  materials and posters from other sources for the
    29  purposes of this subdivision.
    30    2. Each college and university of the state university,  in  consulta-
    31  tion  with  the  department  of  health, shall adopt and implement rules
    32  requiring that any health service operating as part of  the  college  or
    33  university  which provides treatment to students shall provide, upon the
    34  request of any student of such college or university, emergency  contra-
    35  ception  in accordance with applicable law and professional standards of
    36  practice.
    37    3. This section does not require any health service to remain open any
    38  hours or days it ordinarily is not open,  or  to  provide  treatment  to
    39  students  if  it  ordinarily  does not provide such services, or to have
    40  available a health care professional authorized to  write  prescriptions
    41  if  it  ordinarily  does not have such a health care professional avail-
    42  able.
    43    4. In implementing the provisions of this  section  each  college  and
    44  university shall consult with representatives of health care practition-
    45  ers, students and affected employees.
    46    §  5.  The  education law is amended by adding a new section 6206-a to
    47  read as follows:
    48    § 6206-a. Emergency contraception. 1. Each  institution  of  the  city
    49  university  of  New  York  shall  conspicuously  display  at appropriate
    50  locations around the campus and  distribute  to  students  in  a  manner
    51  determined  by  such institution materials and posters relating to emer-
    52  gency contraception, distributed to it pursuant to  subdivision  twenty-
    53  nine  of section two hundred six of the public health law. Each institu-
    54  tion of the city university of New York may also  approve  informational
    55  materials and posters from other sources for the purposes of this subdi-
    56  vision.

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     1    2.  Each  institution of the city university of New York, in consulta-
     2  tion with the department of health,  shall  adopt  and  implement  rules
     3  requiring  that  any  health service operating as part of the college or
     4  university which provides treatment to students shall provide, upon  the
     5  request  of  any student of such institution, emergency contraception in
     6  accordance with applicable law and professional standards of practice.
     7    3. This section does not require any health service to remain open any
     8  hours or days it ordinarily is not open,  or  to  provide  treatment  to
     9  students  if  it  ordinarily  does not provide such services, or to have
    10  available a health care professional authorized to  write  prescriptions
    11  if  it  ordinarily  does not have such a health care professional avail-
    12  able.
    13    4. In implementing the provisions of this  section  each  college  and
    14  university shall consult with representatives of health care practition-
    15  ers, students and affected employees.
    16    § 6. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    17  it  shall  have  become  a law; provided that any rules, regulations and
    18  informational materials necessary to implement the  provisions  of  this
    19  act  on its effective date are authorized and directed to be promulgated
    20  on or before such date.
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