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S 1438

Enacts the New York state abortion clinical training program act

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jabari Brisport and 16 co-sponsors

Creates a New York State abortion clinical training program to expand and standardize provider training, increasing capacity and access to safe abortion services.

REFERRED TO HEALTH
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Bill Summary · S 1438

Summary — S 1438: “New York State Abortion Clinical Training Program Act”

Status: Referred to Health (introduced 04/10/2025)

Note on sources: The full text of S 1438 (New York) was not included in the materials provided. The title and legislative metadata identify the bill’s primary purpose as creating a state abortion clinical training program. Below is a concise, objective summary based on the bill’s title, sponsors, and available legislative actions. Where the exact statutory language is not available, the summary notes typical elements such a bill commonly contains.

Purpose and intent

The bill’s stated purpose is to establish a New York State abortion clinical training program. The overall intent is to expand and standardize clinical training for health care professionals who provide abortion care, increase provider capacity across the state, and improve access to safe abortion services.

Key provisions (based on title and common legislative practice)

Because the bill text was not provided, the following describes provisions that S 1438 is likely to include or that are commonly found in similar state-level training program bills:

  • Establishment of a state-sponsored abortion clinical training program administered by a designated State agency (e.g., Department of Health or an appointed program office).
  • Eligible trainees: physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, and other licensed clinicians permitted under New York law to provide abortion care.
  • Curriculum standards: clinical competencies, evidence-based protocols for medical and procedural abortion, contraception counseling, pain management, infection prevention, and referral systems.
  • Clinical placement and affiliations: partnerships with hospitals, family planning clinics, community health centers, and academic medical centers to provide supervised hands-on training and simulation.
  • Funding and grants: authorization for state funding or competitive grants to support training sites, stipends for trainees, and program administration. Possible appropriation or funding source to be specified in the enacted text.
  • Provider protections: confidentiality provisions and protections for trainees and supervising clinicians from certain civil or employment penalties when acting within program guidelines.
  • Reporting and oversight: requirements for data collection, reporting on numbers trained, geographic distribution, program outcomes, and periodic program evaluation.
  • Timeline: implementation deadlines for creating the program and beginning cohorts (to be specified in the bill text).

Who would be affected

  • Health care professionals seeking training in abortion care and the institutions that host training.
  • Patients, through increased provider availability and geographically broader access to abortion services.
  • State health agencies responsible for implementing and overseeing the program.
  • Potential impacts on funding allocations and participating clinical sites.

Legislative status & timeline

  • Introduced: 04/10/2025; referred to the Senate Committee on Health.
  • Hearing: multiple hearing actions listed in July 2025 (e.g., 07/29/2025 hearings scheduled/ rescheduled).
  • Sponsors: includes New York state legislative sponsors such as Liz Krueger, Michelle Hinchey, Nathalia Fernandez, José M. Serrano, and several others (materials also listed non-New York names that appear out of scope).
  • Related/companion measures: HR 1491 (companion), prior-session S 3060.

Notes and caveats

  • The full, authoritative statutory language of S 1438 was not provided. This summary synthesizes the bill’s likely scope and typical statutory elements for such a program. For precise legal provisions (funding amounts, exact eligibility, enforcement, and reporting requirements), please consult the official bill text once available from the New York State Senate legislative website or the bill’s committee docket.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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