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Committee on Health meeting summary
New YorkJun 15, 20262 min read
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The Committee on Health held hearings on multiple reproductive-health and accessibility measures (including access to reproductive care for New Yorkers with disabilities, doulas, fertility information, pre‑implantation testing, and medication abortion), filed an oversight report, amended several resolutions, and laid over multiple introductions and resolutions for later consideration.
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The committee reviewed several proposals that could affect reproductive health services, fertility information and coverage, and accessibility of health care for people with disabilities. The committee filed an oversight report (meaning the committee completed its review and submitted the report), amended some resolutions, and postponed (laid over) many proposed local laws and resolutions for future action. No item in these minutes was finalized into law at this meeting; further committee steps are required.
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- T2026-2010 (Oversight: Access to Reproductive Health Care for New Yorkers with Disabilities): hearing held; committee filed the oversight report.
- Int. 0200-2026 (creating resources for doulas): hearing held; laid over for later consideration.
- Int. 0211-2026 (requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide information regarding fertility treatment, including insurance coverage): hearing held; laid over for later consideration.
- Int. 0840-2026 (requiring health insurance coverage for pre‑implantation testing for city employees): hearing held; laid over for later consideration.
- Int. 0941-2026: hearing held; laid over (subject detail not provided in the minutes).
- Int. 0953-2026: hearing held; laid over (subject detail not provided in the minutes).
- Res. 0089-2026 (calls on the State to require emergency contraception vending machines at certain public university institutions as described in the document): hearing held; amendment proposed and adopted by the committee; resolution laid over.
- Res. 0108-2026 (calls on the State to create a refundable tax credit for IVF cycles as described in the document): hearing held; amendment proposed and adopted by the committee; resolution laid over.
- Res. 0447-2026 (calls on the State to ensure insurance covers Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidies as described in the document): hearing held; resolution laid over.
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Committee on Health
Jun 15, 2026, 12:00 AMCouncil Chambers - City Hallscheduled
Jointly with the Committee on Disabilities and the Committee on Hospitals
Agenda
- 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 provide information regarding fertility treatment, including insurance coverage of fertility treatment
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring health insurance coverage for pre-implantation testing for city employees
- Resolution calling on the New York State Assembly to pass A.9175, and the Governor to sign S.2058/A.9175, legislation to require each institution within the State University of New York and the City University of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase
- Jointly with the Committee on Disabilities and the Committee on Hospitals
- Resolution calling on the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.5262/A.3051, legislation creating a refundable tax credit for up to three cycles of in vitro fertilization not covered by insurance
- A resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation to ensure insurance companies cover the cost of Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidies
- Oversight - Access to Reproductive Health Care for New Yorkers with Disabilities.
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating resources for doulas
- 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 make medication abortion available at no cost to a patient at all of its sexual health clinics
- 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 develop and offer resources, clinical guidance and training on disability and accessibility in health care settings
- Roll Call
- Agenda Item
- A resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation to ensure insurance companies cover the cost of Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidies
- Resolution calling on the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.5262/A.3051, legislation creating a refundable tax credit for up to three cycles of in vitro fertilization not covered by insurance
- Resolution calling on the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.5262/A.3051, legislation creating a refundable tax credit for up to three cycles of in vitro fertilization not covered by insurance
- Resolution calling on the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.5262/A.3051, legislation creating a refundable tax credit for up to three cycles of in vitro fertilization not covered by insurance
- Resolution calling on the New York State Assembly to pass A.9175, and the Governor to sign S.2058/A.9175, legislation to require each institution within the State University of New York and the City University of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase
- Resolution calling on the New York State Assembly to pass A.9175, and the Governor to sign S.2058/A.9175, legislation to require each institution within the State University of New York and the City University of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase
- Resolution calling on the New York State Assembly to pass A.9175, and the Governor to sign S.2058/A.9175, legislation to require each institution within the State University of New York and the City University of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase
- 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 make medication abortion available at no cost to a patient at all of its sexual health clinics
- 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 develop and offer resources, clinical guidance and training on disability and accessibility in health care settings
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring health insurance coverage for pre-implantation testing for city employees
- 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 provide information regarding fertility treatment, including insurance coverage of fertility treatment
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating resources for doulas
- Oversight - Access to Reproductive Health Care for New Yorkers with Disabilities.
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