How S8593 changes current law

Compared against the New York Consolidated Laws as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

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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