NYC Council Introduction 1113

intro.nyc/1113-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Developing and conducting trainings for health care providers about uterine fibroids.
Status: Committee Committee on Health
Sponsored by Farah N. Louis
Introduced: October 8, 2026

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to (1) develop and conduct trainings for health care providers about uterine fibroids, which would include information about obtaining informed consent and disparities and implicit biases in diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids, (2) conduct outreach to make health care providers aware of the trainings, and (3) submit an annual report on the trainings provided and the health care providers who completed the trainings.