Senate Bill S3576

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes the statewide fibroid study program and statewide fibroid study program fund

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Women's Issues 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-S3576 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Women's Issues
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §267-c, Pub Health L; add §87, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S8574
2023-2024: S3221

2025-S3576 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the statewide fibroid study program to study fibroids, the treatment of fibroids, potential barriers to the access of treatment for fibroids, and differences in symptoms and access to treatment for women of color.

2025-S3576 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S3576 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3576
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. CLEARE, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  the  statewide
   fibroid study program; and to amend the state finance law, in relation
   to establishing the statewide fibroid study program fund

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The public health law is amended by adding a  new  section
 267-c to read as follows:
   §  267-C.  STATEWIDE  FIBROID STUDY PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 ESTABLISH WITHIN  THE  DEPARTMENT  A  STATEWIDE  FIBROID  STUDY  PROGRAM
 THROUGH  WHICH  THE DEPARTMENT WILL STUDY AND EVALUATE THE OCCURRENCE OF
 FIBROIDS AND THE ALLEVIATION  OF  PAIN  CAUSED  BY  THESE  TUMORS.  THIS
 PROGRAM SHALL:
   (A) EXAMINE AND EVALUATE CURRENT RESEARCH AND PROGRESS IN THE STUDY OF
 FIBROIDS;
   (B) EXAMINE AND EVALUATE CURRENT TREATMENT METHODS FOR FIBROIDS;
   (C) IDENTIFY POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO ACCESS TO TREATMENT FOR FIBROIDS;
   (D) EXAMINE THE SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS OF FIBROIDS ON WOMEN OF COLOR;
   (E)  IDENTIFY  ANY  POTENTIAL  BARRIERS  TO  ACCESS  TO  TREATMENT FOR
 FIBROIDS, IN ADDITION TO BARRIERS IDENTIFIED PURSUANT TO  PARAGRAPH  (H)
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, FOR WOMEN OF COLOR;
   (F)  MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF TREATMENT METHODS FOR
 FIBROIDS;
   (G) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO REMOVE ANY POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO ACCESS TO
 TREATMENT OF FIBROIDS; AND
   (H) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO REMOVE ANY POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO ACCESS TO
 TREATMENT OF FIBROIDS SPECIFIC TO POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO ACCESS TO TREAT-
 MENT FACED BY WOMEN OF COLOR.
   2. ANY ENTITY DEDICATED TO  THE  ADVANCEMENT  OF  REPRODUCTIVE  HEALTH
 SHALL  BE  ELIGIBLE  TO  SUBMIT  APPLICATIONS  TO RECEIVE FUNDS FROM THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08100-01-5
              

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