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Committee on Health Meeting, June 26, 2025
New YorkJun 26, 20253 min read
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The New York City Council Committee on Health convened to review and discuss several local laws and resolutions related to public health, child care, opioid use, transgender patient rights, and food safety.
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hospital training for transgender careepinephrine auto-injector devices in preschoolsepinephrine auto-injector devicessugar-sweetened beverage warning labelschild care rights outreachadded sugars in restaurantspet food pantry pilottransgender patient rightsPublic Safetynewborn home visiting programEducationchild day care safetyopioid use disorder educationHealthcaremedical personnel training in schoolsMedicaid coverage for blood pressure cuffschild care opioid antagonist programmedical debt reliefdomestic violence trainingoverdose prevention trainingchild care inspector trainingfood additive prohibitiontelehealth reimbursementTemporary Disability Insurancechildren's health reminders
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- Hearing held and laid over: Int 0029-2024 (domestic violence-related traumatic brain injuries training for first responders)
- Hearing held and laid over: Int 0628-2024 (signage regarding patient rights for transgender individuals)
- Hearing held and laid over: Int 0629-2024 (reporting on hospital training for transgender medical care)
- Hearing held and laid over: Int 0804-2024 (child care opioid antagonist program)
- Hearing held and laid over: Int 0895-2024 (epinephrine auto-injector devices in schools and child care)
- Hearing held and laid over: Int 1001-2024 (automated text messaging for children’s health reminders)
- Hearing held and laid over: Int 1041-2024 (outreach campaign on child care rights)
- Hearing held and laid over: Int 1042-2024 (reporting on child care inspector training)
- Hearing held and laid over: Int 1043-2024 (overdose prevention training for public health sanitarians and child care staff)
- Hearing held and laid over: Int 1056-2024 (training for medical personnel in public schools)
- Hearing held and laid over: Int 1146-2024 (expansion of newborn home visiting program)
- Hearing held and laid over: Int 1172-2025 (pet food pantry pilot program)
- Hearing held and laid over: Int 1284-2025 (education campaign on opioid use disorder and opioid agonist therapies)
- Hearing held and laid over: Res 0055-2024 (epinephrine auto-injector devices in preschools)
- Hearing held and laid over: Res 0064-2024 (telehealth reimbursement for community health centers)
- Hearing held and laid over: Res 0116-2024 (medical debt relief fund)
- Hearing held and laid over: Res 0290-2024 (warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages)
- Hearing held and laid over: Res 0294-2024 (prohibition of certain food additives in schools)
- Hearing held and laid over: Res 0442-2024 (added sugars information in chain restaurants)
- Hearing held and laid over: Res 0563-2024 (child day care safety regulations)
- Hearing held and laid over: Res 0867-2025 (Temporary Disability Insurance payment increases)
- Hearing held and laid over: Res 0868-2025 (Medicaid coverage for blood pressure cuffs for pregnant and postpartum people)
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Committee on Health
Jun 26, 2025, 12:00 AMCouncil Chambers - City Hallcompleted
Agenda
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a training program for first responders and a public awareness campaign regarding health effects of domestic violence-related traumatic brain injuries
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to signage regarding patient rights and hospital services for transgender individuals
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to report on training provided by hospitals regarding medical care for transgender individuals
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a child care opioid antagonist program
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring schools and child care programs to stock epinephrine auto-injector devices
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating an automated text messaging system to provide participants with guidance and reminders regarding children’s health and development
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an outreach campaign to inform parents and legal guardians about their rights in relation to child care
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on training for child care inspectors
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to create and implement a public awareness strategy to offer overdose prevention and reversal training to public health sanitarians of the department and to teaching staff of child care programs
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to training for medical personnel in public schools and reporting on participation in such training
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding the availability of the newborn home visiting program
- A Local Law in relation to a pilot program to establish a pet food pantry
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an education campaign for healthcare providers on opioid use disorder and the use of opioid agonist therapies during and after pregnancy, and the distribution of opioid antagonists at neighborhood health action centers
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.7166/A.645, which would allow the presence of epinephrine auto-injector devices on pre-school premises.
- Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3359/A.1691, legislation that enables community health centers to be fully reimbursed for telehealth care services
- Resolution calling upon the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation that would establish the medical debt relief fund and allow taxpayers to make a donation to such fund on their personal tax returns.
- Resolution calling upon the United States Food and Drug Administration to require warning labels on sugar sweetened beverages
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.1239A/A.1556A, to prohibit certain food additives, to prohibit the sale of food containing certain color additives at schools, and to prohibit the use of substances “Generally Recognized as Safe” in food unless certain reporting requirements are met.
- Resolution calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require chain restaurants to include added sugars information in the nutrition information available to consumers on request.
- Resolution calling upon the New York State Assembly to pass, A.3899A, and the Governor to sign, S.6225/A.3899A, which would tighten regulations, enhance inspections, and provide training and resources to day care providers and parents to ensure the safety of children in child day care homes, programs, and facilities across New York State
- Resolution calling on the New York State Assembly to pass, A.84, and the Governor to sign, S.172/A.84, which would provide for annual increases of the weekly Temporary Disability Insurance payments from January 1, 2026 through January 1, 2030, so that such payments achieve parity with weekly payments available for those on Paid Family Leave.
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.8541/A.8946, legislation that mandates that Medicaid automatically authorize the coverage of validated blood pressure cuffs and monitors for pregnant people and fully reimburse healthcare providers who assist such patients in their usage.
- Roll Call
- Agenda Item
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a training program for first responders and a public awareness campaign regarding health effects of domestic violence-related traumatic brain injuries
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to signage regarding patient rights and hospital services for transgender individuals
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to report on training provided by hospitals regarding medical care for transgender individuals
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a child care opioid antagonist program
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring schools and child care programs to stock epinephrine auto-injector devices
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating an automated text messaging system to provide participants with guidance and reminders regarding children’s health and development
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an outreach campaign to inform parents and legal guardians about their rights in relation to child care
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on training for child care inspectors
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to create and implement a public awareness strategy to offer overdose prevention and reversal training to public health sanitarians of the department and to teaching staff of child care programs
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to training for medical personnel in public schools and reporting on participation in such training
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding the availability of the newborn home visiting program
- A Local Law in relation to a pilot program to establish a pet food pantry
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an education campaign for healthcare providers on opioid use disorder and the use of opioid agonist therapies during and after pregnancy, and the distribution of opioid antagonists at neighborhood health action centers
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.7166/A.645, which would allow the presence of epinephrine auto-injector devices on pre-school premises.
- Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3359/A.1691, legislation that enables community health centers to be fully reimbursed for telehealth care services
- Resolution calling upon the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation that would establish the medical debt relief fund and allow taxpayers to make a donation to such fund on their personal tax returns.
- Resolution calling upon the United States Food and Drug Administration to require warning labels on sugar sweetened beverages
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.1239A/A.1556A, to prohibit certain food additives, to prohibit the sale of food containing certain color additives at schools, and to prohibit the use of substances “Generally Recognized as Safe” in food unless certain reporting requirements are met.
- Resolution calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require chain restaurants to include added sugars information in the nutrition information available to consumers on request.
- Resolution calling upon the New York State Assembly to pass, A.3899A, and the Governor to sign, S.6225/A.3899A, which would tighten regulations, enhance inspections, and provide training and resources to day care providers and parents to ensure the safety of children in child day care homes, programs, and facilities across New York State
- Resolution calling upon the New York State Assembly to pass, A.3899A, and the Governor to sign, S.6225/A.3899A, which would tighten regulations, enhance inspections, and provide training and resources to day care providers and parents to ensure the safety of children in child day care homes, programs, and facilities across New York State
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.8541/A.8946, legislation that mandates that Medicaid automatically authorize the coverage of validated blood pressure cuffs and monitors for pregnant people and fully reimburse healthcare providers who assist such patients in their usage.
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.7166/A.645, which would allow the presence of epinephrine auto-injector devices on pre-school premises.
- Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3359/A.1691, legislation that enables community health centers to be fully reimbursed for telehealth care services
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.1239A/A.1556A, to prohibit certain food additives, to prohibit the sale of food containing certain color additives at schools, and to prohibit the use of substances “Generally Recognized as Safe” in food unless certain reporting requirements are met.
- Resolution calling on the New York State Assembly to pass, A.84, and the Governor to sign, S.172/A.84, which would provide for annual increases of the weekly Temporary Disability Insurance payments from January 1, 2026 through January 1, 2030, so that such payments achieve parity with weekly payments available for those on Paid Family Leave.
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