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NY A09119
Bill
Status
9/26/2025
Primary Sponsor
Amy Paulin
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AI Summary
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Authorizes licensed pharmacists to prescribe and order FDA-approved medications for inducing abortion or expelling a miscarriage within their lawful scope of practice
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Requires pharmacists to provide patients with a risk assessment questionnaire developed by the Commissioner of Health to identify known risk factors before dispensing abortion medication
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Mandates pharmacists deliver a fact sheet covering clinical considerations, proper medication use, importance of follow-up care, and health care referral information
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Requires pharmacists to complete training approved by the commissioner before dispensing abortion medication under this provision
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Allows pharmacists to refuse to prescribe or dispense abortion medication if professional judgment indicates potential adverse effects, drug interactions, or complications could endanger patient health
Legislative Description
Permits licensed pharmacists to prescribe and order certain medications for the purposes of inducing abortion or expelling a miscarriage after the completion of a risk assessment questionnaire and delivering a factsheet to the person to whom the medication is being disbursed.
Last Action
referred to higher education
1/7/2026