Bill Text: NY S05399 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires the department of health to conduct a public information and outreach campaign on medically unnecessary treatments on persons born with intersex traits or variations in sex characteristics.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-08 - APPROVAL MEMO.17 [S05399 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S05399-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5399 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 3, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MYRIE, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the department of health to conduct a public information and outreach campaign on medically unnecessary treatments on persons born with intersex traits or variations in sex characteristics The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (r) to read as follows: 3 (r) The physical, sexual, and psychological impact of nonemergent 4 medical procedures performed on individuals with variations in sex char- 5 acteristics who have not themselves consented to the procedure; provided 6 that such a program shall include an advisory council under this section 7 that shall include intersex persons themselves, intersex-led organiza- 8 tions, and health care providers with demonstrated medical expertise 9 treating intersex individuals in a manner that respects their bodily 10 integrity and self-determination, among others. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00423-01-3
