Committee on Hospitals meeting summary
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The Committee on Hospitals held an oversight hearing on access to reproductive health care for New Yorkers with disabilities and considered multiple local laws and resolutions related to doulas, fertility information, pre‑implantation testing coverage and other reproductive health issues. Most items were heard and then laid over for later action; several resolutions were amended by the committee.
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Committee members discussed access to reproductive health care for people with disabilities and reviewed proposed local laws about doulas, fertility treatment information, and insurance coverage for pre‑implantation testing. The committee held hearings on these items but did not finalize most votes at this meeting — many bills and resolutions were "laid over," meaning they were postponed for further consideration. Two resolutions were amended by the committee and their amended versions were laid over. For residents, this means these topics are under active review but no final local law or citywide change was enacted at this meeting.
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- Oversight T2026-2011 (Access to Reproductive Health Care for New Yorkers with Disabilities): Hearing held; oversight filed by committee.
- Int. No. 200 — A local law to create resources for doulas: Hearing held; laid over by committee.
- Int. No. 211 — A local law requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide information regarding fertility treatment: Hearing held; laid over by committee.
- Int. No. 840 — A local law requiring health insurance coverage for pre-implantation testing for city employees: Hearing held; laid over by committee.
- Int. No. 941: Hearing held; laid over by committee.
- Int. No. 953: Hearing held; laid over by committee.
- Res. No. 89: Hearing held; amendment proposed and the resolution was amended by the committee; the amended resolution (Res. 0089-A) was laid over.
- Res. No. 108: Hearing held; amendment proposed and the resolution was amended by the committee; the amended resolution (Res. 0108-A) was laid over.
- Res. No. 447: Hearing held; laid over by committee.
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Committee on Hospitals
Jointly with the Committee on Disabilities and the Committee on Health
Agenda
- 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 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
- 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 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
- 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 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
- Jointly with the Committee on Disabilities and the Committee on Health
- 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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