S 653 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Provides treatment for sexually transmitted diseases to minors without a parent's or guardian's consent

Summary

Provides treatment for sexually transmitted diseases to minors without a parent's or guardian's consent; provides definition for health care practitioner.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

S653 → S653A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends New York's public health law to expand who can provide confidential STI care to minors and clarifies medical record release rules. The main changes allow a broader range of health care practitioners (not just physicians) to diagnose and treat minors for STIs without parental consent, and update definitions to include health care practitioners in the scope of who can provide this care.

Scope change

The bill expands eligibility from only licensed physicians and hospital staff physicians to include all health care practitioners licensed under New York's education law title eight, including physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and licensed midwives.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed who can provide STI care to minors without parental consent from only physicians and hospital staff physicians to include all health care practitioners acting within their lawful scope of practice.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'health care practitioner' to clarify that this includes anyone licensed, certified, or authorized to practice medicine under title eight of the education law.

REQUIREMENT

Updated section 2305 to broaden the language from specific physician roles to the general term 'health care practitioner' in multiple subsections regarding STI diagnosis, treatment, and prescriptions.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes including bill number update from S653 to S653-A and renumbering of sections to accommodate new content.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 653A

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

upper

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors