New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S1794: Requires DOH to develop a payment methodology for federally qualified health centers and rural health centers that dispense ovulation enhancing drugs
Status: In committee, January 7, 2026
Requires federally qualified health centers and rural health centers cover the cost of all ovulation enhancing drugs dispensed and other covered entities pursuant to section 340B of the federal public health service act.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring federally qualified health centers and rural health centers cover the cost of all ovulation enhancing drugs dispensed.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring federally qualified health centers and rural health centers cover the cost of all ovulation enhancing drugs dispensed THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 2807 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows: (G) THE DEPARTMENT IN DEVELOPING AND REVISING AN ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT METHODOLOGY FOR FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS AND RURAL HEALTH CLINICS PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE OF PART FFF OF CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, AS AMENDED BY SECTION ONE OF PART C OF CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, FOR SUCH COVERED ENTITIES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 340B OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, 42 USC § 256B, FOR DRUGS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE ELIGIBLE FOR PRICING UNDER SECTION 340B OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE COST OF ALL OVULATION ENHANCING DRUGS DISPENSED BY SUCH COVERED ENTITIES. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04741-01-5
Sponsors
- Nathalia Fernandez (D, 34) · primary sponsor
- Simcha Felder (D, 22)
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO HEALTH
- : REFERRED TO HEALTH
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is S1794?
- S1794 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires DOH to develop a payment methodology for federally qualified health centers and rural health centers that dispense ovulation enhancing drugs.
- What does S1794 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring federally qualified health centers and rural health centers cover the cost of all ovulation enhancing drugs dispensed.
- What is the status of S1794?
- In committee as of January 7, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (January 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1794?
- Nathalia Fernandez (D, 34), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S1794?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1794
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