File #: Int 0629-2024    Version: Name: Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to report on training provided by hospitals regarding medical care for transgender individuals.
Type: Introduction Status: Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
Committee: Committee on Health
On agenda: 3/7/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to report on training provided by hospitals regarding medical care for transgender individuals
Sponsors: Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Julie Won, Shahana K. Hanif, Lincoln Restler, Crystal Hudson, Carlina Rivera , Farah N. Louis, Lynn C. Schulman, Tiffany Cabán, Rita C. Joseph, Gale A. Brewer, Carmen N. De La Rosa
Council Member Sponsors: 12
Summary: This bill would require the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene (the “Commissioner”) to report annually on training provided by hospitals to medical staff regarding medical care for transgender individuals, including training on medical needs common to transgender patients, medical and surgical treatment, and treatment and care related to social and medical transitions. The Commissioner would also be required to provide a summary of the information included in any such training provided by a hospital to medical staff relating to the provision of medical care to transgender individuals, including whether such training includes information on culturally sensitive care.
Indexes: Report Required
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 629-A, 2. Summary of Int. No. 629, 3. Int. No. 629, 4. March 7, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 5. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-7-24, 6. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - March 7, 2024, 7. Committee Report 6/26/25, 8. Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 9. Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB, 10. Hearing Testimony 6/26/25, 11. Proposed Int. No. 629-A - 8/8/25, 12. Committee Report 8/14/25, 13. Int. No. 629-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 14. Int. No. 629-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB, 15. August 14, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
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6/26/2025*Public Advocate Jumaane Williams Committee on Health Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/26/2025*Public Advocate Jumaane Williams Committee on Health Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/7/2024*Public Advocate Jumaane Williams City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/7/2024*Public Advocate Jumaane Williams City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 629-A

 

By the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams) and Council Members Won, Hanif, Restler, Hudson, Rivera, Louis, Schulman, Cabán, Joseph, Brewer and De La Rosa

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to report on training provided by hospitals regarding medical care for transgender individuals

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-167.3 to read as follows:

§ 17-167.3 Report on training by hospitals regarding medical care for transgender individuals.

a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

Hospital. The term “hospital” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision a of section 17-167.2.

Transgender. The term “transgender” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision a of section 17-167.2.

b. No later than February 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit to the speaker of the council and publish on the department’s website a report on training provided by hospitals in the city to medical staff regarding medical care for transgender individuals. To the extent such information is available to the department, such report shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information, disaggregated by hospital:

1. The number and percentage of physicians, nurses, and other medical staff, disaggregated by hospital department, who have received training on the provision of medical care to transgender individuals, including, but not limited to (i) common medical needs of transgender patients; (ii) medical and surgical treatment; and (iii) treatment and care related to social and medical transitions;

2. A summary of the information included in any training provided by a hospital to medical staff relating to the provision of medical care to transgender individuals, including whether such training includes information on culturally sensitive care;

3. Whether the completion of any such training is voluntary or required, and how frequently such training is administered, disaggregated by hospital department; and

4. The length and format of any such training.

c. Information reported pursuant to this section shall be reported in a manner that does not violate any applicable provision of federal, state or local law relating to the privacy of information.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

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