ALBANNY — A law to identify underserved health care sectors passed the state Senate on Tuesday, passing a series of bills to expand and strengthen access to reproductive health care, state Senator Michelle Hinchey said in her office. place says.
The Medical Transparency Act requires the New York State Department of Health to publish on its website a list of policy-based exclusions from all general hospitals in the state, and hospitals are part of a statement on patient rights and responsibilities. requests to list the policy as Exclude on the basis of and include a link to his website of the Ministry of Health.
Policy-based exclusions are health care services that hospitals are permitted to provide but choose not to provide, according to a statement from Hinchey’s office. Affirmative, end of life care has been removed and communities across the state are no longer able to access these services.
“We should be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade this week, but instead we are fighting to protect reproductive freedom for people around the world,” Hinchey said. “New Yorkers deserve to know when local hospitals are phasing out reproductive medicine from their communities. will illuminate the
Hinchey said the law would help the state identify the “health care desert” and the impact of these “access gaps” on communities and individuals across the state, so that future legislation could be developed and the gaps closed. It said it would provide the specified financial assistance to fill it.
The legislation also provides prospective patients with the tools to determine whether a health facility in their area provides the care they need before hospitalization, and to make an informed decision about where individuals will receive care. Hinchey said it would allow people to make informed decisions.
Other bills in the legislative package include:
Equal Rights Amendment: This adds new anti-discrimination protections to the New York State Constitution, including explicit guarantees of reproductive rights and marriage equality.
Health care provider protection: This expands on last year’s blanket measure and provides specific legal protections for reproductive health service providers who offer legally protected health activities. This includes protection from extradition, arrest, and legal proceedings in other states related to such services.
Facilitates access to contraception: This permits pharmacists to dispense hormonal contraceptives from non-patient-specific order forms written by licensed physicians or certified nurse practitioners, allowing people to access the clinic at limited times or inconvenient locations. You can avoid the challenge of seeing a doctor at
Reproductive Freedom and Equity Program: This will establish a grants program within the Department of Health to build capacity for reproductive health care providers within the state, fund uncompensated care, and provide financial support.
