A 9119: 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.
What A 9119 does, verified April 27, 2026
The bill allows licensed pharmacists to prescribe and order certain medications for abortion purposes, subject to certain conditions. A pharmacist must first provide a patient with a risk assessment questionnaire and a fact sheet about the medication, including its clinical considerations and follow-up care recommendations. The pharmacist must also receive training satisfactory to the commissioner of health before dispensing the medication. Additionally, a pharmacist can refuse to prescribe or dispense the medication if they believe it could endanger the patient's health. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to higher education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 9119
- What is the current status of A 9119?
- As of April 27, 2026, A 9119 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to higher education".
- Did A 9119 pass?
- Not yet. A 9119 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 9119, and where is it now?
- A 9119 was authored by Asm. Amy Paulin with 4 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Higher Education. It is filed under EDN, alongside 312 other New York EDN bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to higher education |
| Sep. 26, 2025 | referred to higher education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, September 26, 2025 · 343 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9119 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY September 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting licensed pharmacists to prescribe and order certain medications for the purposes of inducing abortion or expelling a miscarriage The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 6801 of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 3 10. (a) A licensed pharmacist acting within their lawful scope of 4 practice may prescribe and order medications approved by the federal 5 food and drug administration for the purposes of inducing abortion or 6 expelling a miscarriage. 7 (b) Prior to dispensing abortion medication, the pharmacist shall: 8 (i) provide a risk assessment questionnaire, developed by the commis- 9 sioner of health in consultation with the commissioner, to be reviewed 10 by the pharmacist to identify any known risk factors; and 11 (ii) provide a fact sheet, developed by the commissioner of health 12 that includes but is not limited to, the clinical considerations and 13 recommendations for use of abortion medication, the appropriate method 14 for using abortion medication, information on the importance of follow- 15 up health care, and health care referral information. 16 (c) No pharmacist shall dispense abortion medication under this subdi- 17 vision without receiving training satisfactory to the commissioner. 18 (d) Nothing in this subdivision shall prevent a pharmacist from refus- 19 ing to prescribe or dispense an order of abortion medication pursuant to 20 this subdivision if, in their professional judgment, potential adverse 21 effects, interactions or other therapeutic complications could endanger 22 the health of the patient. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13734-01-5
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