Assembly Bill A2686

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides coverage for iatrogenic fertility preservation services under certain conditions

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A2686 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L

2025-A2686 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides coverage for iatrogenic fertility preservation services when caused by a medical treatment.

2025-A2686 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2686
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  coverage  for
   iatrogenic fertility preservation services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "fertility
 protection act".
   §  2.  Subdivision  2  of  section 365-a of the social services law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (nn) to read as follows:
   (NN) STANDARD FERTILITY PRESERVATION SERVICES WHEN A MEDICAL TREATMENT
 MAY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CAUSE IATROGENIC INFERTILITY TO A  RECIPIENT.
 FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "IATROGENIC INFERTILITY" MEANS AN
 IMPAIRMENT OF FERTILITY BY SURGERY,  RADIATION,  CHEMOTHERAPY  OR  OTHER
 MEDICAL TREATMENT AFFECTING REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS OR PROCESSES.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04169-01-5

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