What's happening
This bill allows New York to withhold public health funds from retailers that refuse to provide federally approved pregnancy-blocking products.
Why it matters
Directly ties public health funding to the availability of federally approved pregnancy-blocking products. (like emergency contraception), pressuring retailers to stock and sell these products if they wish to receive funds from state medical assistance programs.
Extends enforcement beyond New York State. by allowing the commissioner to withhold funds from retailers operating in other states or jurisdictions if they share ownership or branding with New York entities, potentially affecting large retail chains with national presence.
Targets access for income-eligible individuals. , aiming to ensure that those relying on public health programs have consistent access to pregnancy-prevention products, which could influence reproductive health outcomes for low-income populations.
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Cut Funds to Blockers of Contraceptives
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STATE OF NEW YORK
352
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
Introduced by M. of A. CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to withholding funding from certain 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
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 2599-bb of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. The commissioner is authorized to withhold any and all funds due to any retail entity reimbursed from a medical assistance program for income eligible individuals that declines 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. The commissioner may elect to determine to withhold such funds due to the acts of a retail entity doing business in another state or jurisdiction which has a common ownership or brand with a retail entity doing business in this state.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01194-01-5
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