NY S09079

Prohibits New York from disciplining health care practitioners for providing reproductive health services (abortion, emergency contraception, and related medical/surgical/counseling services) to patients residing in states where those services are illegal.

Prevents licenses, certifications, or authorizations from being revoked, suspended, or subject to any penalty based solely on providing these reproductive health services to out-of-state patients acting within the practitioner's lawful scope of practice.

Requires the Board for Professional Medical Conduct to dismiss misconduct reports determined to be based solely on provision of reproductive health services to out-of-state patients and prohibits investigation beyond preliminary review.

Prevents denial of New York licensure, certification, or authorization to applicants who faced disciplinary action in another state solely for performing abortions, unless the conduct would constitute misconduct under New York law.

Takes effect immediately, with exceptions for provisions related to the expiration of paragraph (a) of subdivision 10 of section 230 of the public health law.