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NY A09000
NY A09000Directs the department of health to develop an informational pamphlet concerning perimenopause and menopause, which shall include information concerning the stages of perimenopause and menopause, the signs and side effects, and options for the management and treatment; requires that such informational pamphlet be made available on the department's website and available for order as a printed deliverable; requires practitioners to make such informational pamphlet available to patients.
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Introduced
08/13/2025
08/13/2025
In Committee
02/11/2026
02/11/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning perimenopause and menopause
AI Summary
This bill directs the Department of Health to create an informational pamphlet about perimenopause and menopause, which are natural stages in a woman's reproductive life. The pamphlet will cover the different stages of these transitions, the signs and symptoms associated with them, and evidence-based options for managing and treating them. It must be written in plain language, available in English and the six most common non-English languages spoken by those with limited English proficiency in New York, and accessible on the Department of Health's website as a printable file and potentially as a physical copy that can be ordered. Furthermore, healthcare professionals, referred to as "practitioners" and defined as licensed or authorized healthcare providers acting within their scope of practice, will be required to make this pamphlet available to their patients.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
reported referred to ways and means (on 02/11/2026)
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