Public Health Law § 268 · Title 6. Women's Health
Informational materials concerning menstrual disorders
Text — Law content up to date as of October 9, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
* § 268. Informational materials concerning menstrual disorders. Subject to appropriation, the commissioner, in conjunction with the commissioner of education, shall create age specific informational materials to be provided to school districts and health care practitioners upon request to distribute to students and patients educating them about menstrual disorders and their symptoms. The materials shall include, but be not limited to:
1. the timing, signs and symptoms of endometriosis and other menstrual disorders;
2. the importance of menstrual health and its impacts on one's physical, emotional, social, and academic life;
3. basic statistics on endometriosis and other menstrual disorders;
4. best practices on how to be one's own healthcare advocate; and
5. basic treatment options for endometriosis and other menstrual disorders, as well as recommendations for follow-up care from a healthcare provider.
* NB There are 2 § 268's
Source of truth
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- Law content up to date as of October 9, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
- Official file
- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/PBH268%2A2
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- gen_ny_statutes.py 2026-11-10: the Senate's Open Legislation law tree (GET /api/3/laws/<ID>?full=true) read in document order; the Senate's PDF of the whole law (GET /pdf/laws/<ID>?full=true), read with PDFium, prints the same words in the same order
- The Senate's note "There are 2 § 268's": the Legislature enacted more than one unit under that number; each is printed.
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