Int 0065-2018
Permitting inmates in city jails to choose the gender of their doctor.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Criminal Justiceintroduced 2018-01-31
Filed — closed without being enacted.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2018-01-31Passed: 2021-12-31
Summary
This bill would require that any inmate in the custody of the Department of Correction be required to be treated by a doctor of the gender of their choosing, absent any substantial safety risk.
Committee on Criminal Justice — Department of Correction [ and], Department of Probation, and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice.
How it compares
36% of similar bills passed
18 passed · 32 died
This bill: 1430 days in committee
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Sponsors (9)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-01-31 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-01-31 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2018-01-31 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 65
- Int. No. 65
- January 31, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 1/31/18
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - January 31, 2018
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 9 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 9-153 to read as follows:
� 9-153 Gender specific doctors. Any inmate in the custody of the department of correction receiving medical treatment pursuant to chapter 3 of title 40 of the rules of the city of New York or any successor statute who requests a physician of such inmate's gender shall be treated by such physician unless so providing would substantially impact the safety or security of such inmate, in which case such request must be fulfilled after such safety or security risk has abated. For the purposes of this section, the term "gender" has the same meaning as that set forth in subdivision 23 of section 8-102.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
BC
LS # 3165
1/10/18