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A00778 Summary:

A00778 Actions:

A00778 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Paulin      
DATE:04/28/2025AYE/NAY:25/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Paulin
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Gandolfo
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Blumencranz
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Gray
Aye
Steck
Aye
Maher
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Slater
Aye
Solages
Aye
Chludzinski
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Norber
Aye
Sayegh
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Reyes
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
Rajkumar
Aye
Forrest
Aye
Kelles
Aye
Lucas
Absent
Meeks
Aye
Lunsford
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:05/27/2025AYE/NAY:32/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Pretlow
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Colton
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Ramos
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Absent
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Excused
Walker
Excused
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Simon
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Otis
Aye
Solages
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Epstein
Aye
Septimo
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Glick      
DATE:05/29/2025AYE/NAY:27/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Smith
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Excused
Lupardo
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Davila
Excused
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Excused
Bronson
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Taylor
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Vanel
Aye

A00778 Floor Votes:

A00778 Memo:

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.

A00778 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         778--A
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        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.
                                                                   LBD02572-03-5
        A. 778--A                           2
 
     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.

A00778 LFIN:

 
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