NY State Senate Bill 2023-S6508

Senate Bill S6508

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Withholds 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

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to health
Apr 25, 2023	referred to health

2023-S6508 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6823
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2599-bb, Pub Health L

2023-S6508 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of health to withhold reimbursements from medical assistance programs to retail 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 in any jurisdiction within and subject to such federal government.

2023-S6508 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6508

SPONSOR: FERNANDEZ
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to withholding fund-
ing 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

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The bill would empower the Commissioner of Health to withhold Medicaid
funding from any entity within New York State that declines to dispense
or sell pregnancy prevention or termination medication authorized by the
Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in any jurisdiction subject to the FDA.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Amends existing section 2599-bb of the Public Health law by adding a new
subdivision 3.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The New York State Constitution and Public Health Law clearly protects
and ensures that the full range of reproductive or contraception
services and products are available within the state to women and men
seeking to manage, control, prevent, or terminate pregnancy. Unfortu-
nately, those policies are not replicated in many of the other states in
our country. Efforts to legally prohibit the distribution of medications
and products colloquially are being litigated despite the fact it has
been approved by the Food & Drug Administration and has a long history
of being safe and effective.  This bill would provide an incentive to
multi-state pharmacy corporations doing business in New York to continue
to make medications essential to women's reproductive health available
where they are doing business.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPACT:

Possible savings in Medicaid program.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2023-S6508 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6508
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- 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 withholding fund-
   ing 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 ASSEM-
 BLY, 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  WOMEN  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  JURISDIC-
 TION 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.
                                                            LBD10410-01-3

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