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NY A00352
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Catalina Cruz
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Commissioner of Health to withhold all Medicaid reimbursement funds from retail entities that refuse to make available, dispense, distribute, or sell federally-approved contraceptive or pregnancy prevention products
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Applies to retail entities that decline to provide these products in any jurisdiction subject to federal government authority
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Allows the Commissioner to withhold funds from New York retailers based on the actions of affiliated entities operating in other states that share common ownership or branding
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Amends Section 2599-bb of the Public Health Law by adding a new subdivision 3
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Authorizes the commissioner of health to withhold reimbursements from medical assistance programs to retail entities who decline to make available, dispense, distribute, or sell a product approved by the federal government which would block, prevent, or otherwise negate a pregnancy in any jurisdiction within and subject to such federal government.
Last Action
referred to health
1/7/2026