Directs the department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning intrauterine devices; requires such informational pamphlet to be available on the department of health's website; requires practitioners to distribute such informational pamphlet to patients seeking contraceptives.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A778A
SPONSOR: Rosenthal TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the
department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning
intrauterine devices
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Section one amends the public health law by adding a new section 267-c.
Section two establishes the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, are inserted into the uterus to prevent
pregnancies. They provide long-term., reversible and effective birth
control. In the United States, IUDs are the second most common revers-
ible birth control method. after oral contraceptives. However, the pain
and discomfort associated with insertion have long been underestimated
but are now widely recognized as a significant part of the procedure,
In August 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated
the guidelines in its "U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for
Contraceptive Use. 2024" document to recommend that doctors counsel
patients on the potential for pain during these procedures and discuss
pain management options. Local anesthetics have proven somewhat effec-
tive in managing pain during an IUD procedure, but a 2019 report,
"Intrauterine Device Training, Attitudes, and Practices Among U.S.
Health Care Providers: Findings from a Nationwide Survey," found that
just 5% of doctors provided this option. To help patients make informed
decisions when choosing a contraceptive method, it is important that
they be provided with all the necessary information, including the like-
lihood of pain during the procedure.
This legislation would direct the Department of Health to create an
informational pamphlet for patients considering an IUD that describes
the effectiveness, risks and side effects, the insertion process and the
pain associated with it and how that pain can be managed, as well as
alternative contraceptive methods if an IUD is not suitable. Providers
would be required to distribute these pamphlets to patients seeking an
IUD or interested in discussing contraception.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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778--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the
department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning
intrauterine devices
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 a new section
2 267-c to read as follows:
3 § 267-c. Information concerning intrauterine devices. 1. The depart-
4 ment shall develop an informational pamphlet for individuals considering
5 intrauterine devices. Such pamphlet shall include, but shall not be
6 limited to, information concerning:
7 (a) the types of intrauterine devices available, their use in pregnan-
8 cy prevention and the management of medical conditions, and how they
9 differ from each other;
10 (b) the potential risks and side effects associated with intrauterine
11 devices;
12 (c) the insertion and removal process of intrauterine devices, includ-
13 ing the potential for pain during and after the procedure and medica-
14 tions that may be used to prevent or manage such pain;
15 (d) the recovery process following the insertion of an intrauterine
16 device;
17 (e) the effectiveness of intrauterine devices; and
18 (f) alternative contraceptive methods available if an individual
19 determines an intrauterine device is not appropriate for such individ-
20 ual.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 2. Such informational pamphlet shall be written in layperson's
2 language and shall be made available in English and the six most common
3 non-English languages spoken by individuals with limited English profi-
4 ciency in New York state as based on the most recent census.
5 3. Such informational pamphlet shall be made available on the depart-
6 ment's website as a printable file and may also be made available for
7 order as a printed deliverable on the department's website.
8 4. Practitioners shall distribute such informational pamphlet to
9 patients seeking contraceptives or interested in discussing contracep-
10 tive methods.
11 5. For purposes of this section, "practitioner" means a health care
12 professional licensed, certified or otherwise authorized to practice
13 under the education law, acting within the scope of practice.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
15 have become a law.
