Bill Text: NY S05175 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires pregnancy service centers to disclose certain information to clients.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S05175 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S05175-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5175
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 13, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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 pregnan-
         cy service centers to disclose certain information to clients
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
    2  2503-a to read as follows:
    3    S  2503-A.  PREGNANCY  SERVICE  CENTER  DISCLOSURES.  1.  A  PREGNANCY
    4  SERVICES CENTER SHALL DISCLOSE TO A CLIENT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
    5    (A) THAT THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE ENCOURAGE
    6  WOMEN  WHO ARE OR WHO MAY BE PREGNANT TO CONSULT WITH A LICENSED MEDICAL
    7  PROVIDER;
    8    (B) IF IT DOES OR DOES NOT HAVE A LICENSED MEDICAL PROVIDER  ON  STAFF
    9  WHO PROVIDES OR DIRECTLY SUPERVISES THE PROVISION OF ALL OF THE SERVICES
   10  AT SUCH PREGNANCY SERVICES CENTER;
   11    (C) IF IT DOES OR DOES NOT PROVIDE OR PROVIDE REFERRALS FOR ABORTION;
   12    (D)  IF IT DOES OR DOES NOT PROVIDE OR PROVIDE REFERRALS FOR EMERGENCY
   13  CONTRACEPTION; AND
   14    (E) IF IT DOES OR DOES NOT PROVIDE OR PROVIDE REFERRALS  FOR  PRENATAL
   15  CARE.
   16    2. THE DISCLOSURES REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION MUST BE PROVIDED:
   17    (A)  IN  WRITING, IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH IN A SIZE AND STYLE AS DETER-
   18  MINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER  ON:  (I)
   19  AT  LEAST ONE SIGN CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED IN THE ENTRANCE OF THE PREGNANCY
   20  SERVICES CENTER; (II) AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL SIGN POSTED  IN  ANY  AREA
   21  WHERE  CLIENTS  WAIT TO RECEIVE SERVICES; AND (III) IN ANY ADVERTISEMENT
   22  PROMOTING THE SERVICES OF SUCH PREGNANCY SERVICES CENTER  IN  CLEAR  AND
   23  PROMINENT  LETTER  TYPE  AND  IN  A  SIZE  AND STYLE TO BE DETERMINED IN
   24  ACCORDANCE WITH RULES PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER; AND
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10932-01-3
       S. 5175                             2
    1    (B) ORALLY, WHETHER BY IN PERSON OR TELEPHONE  COMMUNICATION,  UPON  A
    2  CLIENT  OR PROSPECTIVE CLIENT REQUEST FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
    3  (I) ABORTION; (II) EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; OR (III) PRENATAL CARE.
    4    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.