STATE OF NEW YORK
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7726
IN SENATE
June 3, 2014
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Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to periodic clinic
inspection
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding two new sections
2 2560 and 2561 to read as follows:
3 § 2560. Definitions. For the purposes of this article: 1. "Abortion
4 clinic" shall mean any facility used by an entity to perform a medical
5 abortion or surgical abortion.
6 2. "Medical abortion" shall mean an artificially induced termination
7 of a pregnancy for the purpose of destroying an embryo or fetus through
8 the use of pharmaceuticals.
9 3. "Surgical abortion" shall mean an artificially induced termination
10 of a pregnancy for the purpose of destroying an embryo or fetus through
11 a procedure that involves breaking the skin or entering the body cavity.
12 § 2561. Powers and duties of the commissioner. 1. The commissioner
13 shall inspect each abortion clinic not less than biennially. The commis-
14 sioner may appoint and designate, from time to time, persons to make the
15 inspections authorized by this section.
16 2. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry
17 out the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, regu-
18 lations establishing standards for cleanliness, hygiene, and safety.
19 3. The commissioner shall create a biennial report indicating the
20 results of all individual inspections and deliver a copy to the New York
21 state assembly, the New York state senate, and the governor of the state
22 of New York.
23 4. The commissioner may, by regulation, authorize any county or munic-
24 ipal department of health to administer this section within its juris-
25 diction.
26 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14834-02-4
