New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S8593 — Permits licensed pharmacists to prescribe and order certain medications for the purposes of inducing abortion or expelling a miscarriage

Last action — In Senate Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced November 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Permits licensed pharmacists to prescribe and order certain medications for the purposes of inducing abortion or expelling a miscarriage after the completion of a risk assessment questionnaire and delivering a factsheet to the person to whom the medication is being disbursed.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New York Consolidated Laws: Section 6801 of the education law.

  • Section 6801 of the education law

    10. (a) A licensed pharmacist acting within their lawful scope of practice may prescribe and order medications approved by the federal food and drug administration for the purposes of inducing abortion or expelling a miscarriage. (b) Prior to dispensing abortion medication, the pharmacist shall: (i) provide a risk assessment questionnaire, developed by the commis- sioner of health in consultation with the commissioner, to be reviewed by the pharmacist to identify any known risk factors; and (ii) provide a fact sheet, developed by the commissioner of health that includes but is not limited to, the clinical considerations and recommendations for use of abortion medication, the appropriate method for using abortion medication, information on the importance of follow- up health care, and health care referral information. (c) No pharmacist shall dispense abortion medication under this subdi- vision without receiving training satisfactory to the commissioner. (d) Nothing in this subdivision shall prevent a pharmacist from refus- ing to prescribe or dispense an order of abortion medication pursuant to this subdivision if, in their professional judgment, potential adverse effects, interactions or other therapeutic complications could endanger the health of the patient. italics

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Action History

  1. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

  2. REFERRED TO RULES

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (218)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S8593 do?
Permits licensed pharmacists to prescribe and order certain medications for the purposes of inducing abortion or expelling a miscarriage after the completion of a risk assessment questionnaire and delivering a factsheet to the person to whom the medication is being disbursed.
Who sponsors S8593?
S8593 is sponsored by Liz Krueger.
What is the current status of S8593?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced November 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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