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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A08664Relates to the administration of reversible progestin-only contraceptive injections; provides that no pharmacist shall administer reversible progestin-only contraceptive injections without receiving training satisfactory to the commissioner of education and the commissioner of health.
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Abortionmedication abortionAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 60%
Expands pharmacist authority to administer reversible progestin-only contraceptive injections (such as Depo-Provera), which are used for birth control and can affect access to medication abortion alternatives, with added training, notification, and privacy requirements.
The administration of a reversible progestin-only contraceptive injection approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as prescribed or ordered by a licensed prescriber
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AbortionotherAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 70%
Authorizes trained pharmacists to provide reversible progestin-only contraceptive injections under prescription, expanding options for contraception delivery while imposing training, notification, privacy, and reassessment rules.
No pharmacist shall administer immunizing agents or, injectable medications for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorder, or reversible progestin-only contraceptive injections, without receiving training satisfactory to the commissioner and the commissioner of health
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Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2026-06-03: ordered to third reading rules cal.405
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands pharmacist scope of practice to include administration of reversible progestin-only contraceptive injections (a form of hormonal birth control), which falls under abortion-related topics due to its direct connection to reproductive health and medication-based contraception; it adds procedural safeguards but net expands access and provider options.
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