Bill Text: NY A09122 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires disclosure by crisis pregnancy centers to clients that such center will not provide abortion or birth control services or make a referral for such services, and that such center is not a licensed medical provider; provides such notice shall be conducted upon first communication or first contact with the client and shall be either in a written statement or oral communication by staff assisting the client.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-31 - referred to health [A09122 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A09122-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9122

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 31, 2022
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Health

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring  disclo-
          sure by crisis pregnancy centers

          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  2509-d to read as follows:
     3    § 2509-d. Crisis pregnancy center; disclosure. 1. Any crisis pregnancy
     4  center  shall  be  required  to disclose to a client that when inquiring
     5  about pregnancy termination, abortion or birth control, such center will
     6  not provide such services or make a referral for such services.
     7    2. For purposes of this section "crisis  pregnancy  center"  means  an
     8  organization  whose  primary purpose is to provide pregnancy counseling,
     9  assistance and/or information, whether for a fee or as a  free  service,
    10  but does not perform abortions or refer for abortions. "Crisis pregnancy
    11  center"  does  not  include  licensed  health care providers, hospitals,
    12  family planning clinics  that  provide  or  refer  for  abortion  and/or
    13  contraception,  or  family planning clinics that receive federal Title X
    14  funds.
    15    3. The disclosure required by subdivision one of this section shall be
    16  conducted upon first communication or first contact with the  client  or
    17  potential  client  and  shall  be  either in a written statement or oral
    18  communication by staff assisting the potential client.  Such  disclosure
    19  shall further be reasonably understandable to the client.
    20    4.  Any  person  who  believes  that  a  violation of this section has
    21  occurred may file a complaint with the department. Within thirty days of
    22  receiving such complaint, the department must investigate the  complaint
    23  and determine whether a violation has occurred.
    24    5.  Any  crisis  pregnancy  center  violating  the  provisions of this
    25  section shall be subject to a civil fine of not more  than  one  hundred
    26  dollars  on  the  first  violation  and  not more than two hundred fifty
    27  dollars on the second and all subsequent violations.
    28    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    29  it shall have become a law.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07707-02-2