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NY S08593
Bill
Status
11/26/2025
Primary Sponsor
Liz Krueger
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AI Summary
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Licensed pharmacists would be authorized to prescribe and order FDA-approved medications for inducing abortion or expelling a miscarriage
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Pharmacists must provide patients with a risk assessment questionnaire developed by the Commissioner of Health to identify any known risk factors before dispensing abortion medication
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Patients must receive a fact sheet covering clinical considerations, proper use of abortion medication, importance of follow-up care, and health care referral information
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Pharmacists must complete training approved by the Commissioner before dispensing abortion medication under this provision
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Pharmacists may refuse to prescribe or dispense abortion medication if they determine potential adverse effects, interactions, or therapeutic complications could endanger the patient's 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