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NY S08656

Bill

Status

Engrossed

1/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Shelley Mayer

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows mifepristone and misoprostol (abortion medications) to be dispensed without the name and address of the dispenser or patient on the prescription label, requiring only a prescription number or other identifying means

  • Requires dispensers to maintain a confidential log containing prescription numbers, dispenser and patient names and addresses, and other required information for at least five years

  • Subjects all prescription records for mifepristone and misoprostol to the privacy protections of section 394-i of the general business law

  • Permits prescribers to request that pharmacy labels omit the pharmacy owner's name, prescriber's name, and patient's name and address

  • Allows disclosure of records only when strictly necessary for investigating activities that constitute crimes under New York state law

Legislative Description

Provides that mifepristone or misoprostol may be dispensed without the name and address of the dispenser and patient included on the prescription label.

Last Action

referred to higher education

1/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Higher Education1/27/2026
Rules1/20/2026
Higher Education1/7/2026

Full Bill Text

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