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Committee on Hospitals

Monday, June 15, 2026 · 10:00 AM AM · Council Chambers - City Hall

TL;DR

The Committee on Hospitals held a joint hearing with the Disabilities and Health committees to address reproductive health care access for New Yorkers with disabilities. The meeting focused on four legislative proposals and three resolutions aimed at improving fertility treatment coverage, emergency contraception access, and genetic testing options for city employees and SUNY/CUNY students.

Key Decisions

  • Local Law requiring DOHMH to provide fertility treatment and insurance coverage information Introduced
  • Local Law requiring health insurance coverage for pre-implantation testing for city employees Introduced
  • Resolution calling for emergency contraception vending machines at SUNY/CUNY institutions (S.4400/A.4091) Referred to State Legislature
  • Resolution calling for refundable tax credit for IVF cycles not covered by insurance (S.5262/A.3051) Referred to State Legislature
  • Resolution calling for insurance coverage of Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidies Referred to State Legislature
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. T2026-2011 Oversight - Access to Reproductive Health Care for New Yorkers with Disabilities.
    Oversight
  2. Int 0211-2026 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
    Introduction
  3. Int 0840-2026 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
    Introduction
  4. Res 0089-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.4400/A.4091, 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
  5. Res 0108-2026 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
  6. Res 0447-2026 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
  7. Jointly with the Committee on Disabilities and the Committee on Health