BILL NUMBER: S7714A
SPONSOR: GONZALEZ
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the
department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning
intrauterine devices
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Section one amends the public health law by adding a new section 267-c.
Section two establishes the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, are inserted into the uterus to prevent
pregnancies. They provide long-term, reversible and effective birth
control. In the United States, IUDs are the second most common revers-
ible birth control method after oral contraceptives. However, the pain
and discomfort associated with insertion have long been underestimated
but are now widely recognized as a significant part of the procedure.
In August 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated
the guidelines in its "U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for
Contraceptive Use. 2024" document to recommend that doctors counsel
patients on the potential for pain during these procedures and discuss
pain management options. Local anesthetics have proven somewhat effec-
tive in managing pain during an IUD procedure, but a 2019 report,
"Intrauterine Device Training, Attitudes, and Practices Among U.S.
Health Care Providers: Findings from a Nationwide Survey," found that
just 5% of doctors provided this option. To help patients make informed
decisions when choosing a contraceptive method, it is important that
they be provided with all the necessary information, including the like-
lihood of pain during the procedure.
This legislation would direct the Department of Health to create an
informational pamphlet for patients considering an IUD that describes
the effectiveness, risks and side effects, the insertion process and the
pain associated with it and how that pain can be managed, as well as
alternative contraceptive methods if an IUD is not suitable.Providers
would be required to distribute these pamphlets to patients seeking an
IUD or interested in discussing contraception.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.
https://nyslrs.state.ny.us/nyslbdcl/navigate.cgi?NVDTO:2/2