Section 268 - [Multiple versions] Statement of policy and purposes Subject to appropriation, the commissioner, in conjunction with the commissioner of education, shall create age specific informational materials to be provided to school districts and health care practitioners upon request to distribute to students and patients educating them about menstrual disorders and their symptoms. The materials shall include, but be not limited to:
1. the timing, signs and symptoms of endometriosis and other menstrual disorders;2. the importance of menstrual health and its impacts on one's physical, emotional, social, and academic life;3. basic statistics on endometriosis and other menstrual disorders;4. best practices on how to be one's own healthcare advocate; and5. basic treatment options for endometriosis and other menstrual disorders, as well as recommendations for follow-up care from a healthcare provider.N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 268
Added by New York Laws 2019, ch. 534,Sec. 1, eff. 3/24/2020.