Committee on Hospitals meeting
September 23, 2026, 1:00 PM
Jointly with the Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use and the Committee on Women and Gender Equity
The Hospitals Committee holds a joint oversight hearing on access to gender-affirming care and the associated mental health outcomes for transgender and nonbinary youth. The agenda also includes Int 0949-2026, requiring the health department to post LGBTQI+ health and gender-affirming care resources and a searchable service map online, and two resolutions calling on Albany to require anti-bias training for medical students (Res 0208-2026) and to create a state gender-affirming care program (Res 0547-2026).
Agenda
4 items
- T2026-2351 Oversight - Access to Gender-Affirming Care and Associated Mental Health Outcomes for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth.
- Int 0949-2026 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 create and make available on their website LGBTQI+ health and gender-affirming care resources and a searchable map of LGBTQI+ health services
- Res 0208-2026 Resolution calling upon the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.319/A.5625, which mandates all medical students in New York State to receive anti-bias training
- Res 0547-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.8191/S.7985, establishing a gender-affirming care program in the department of health to ensure the continuity of gender-affirming care services in the state