N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 570.17: Extradition for legally protected health activity

§ 570.17 Extradition for legally protected health activity.

1. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the

following meanings:

(a) "Reproductive health care" shall mean and include all services,

care, or products of a medical, surgical, psychiatric, therapeutic,

diagnostic, mental health, behavioral health, preventative,

rehabilitative, supportive, consultative, referral, prescribing, or

dispensing nature relating to the human reproductive system provided in

accordance with the constitution and the laws of this state, whether

provided in person or by means of telehealth or telehealth services,

which includes, but is not limited to, all services, care and products

relating to pregnancy, assisted reproduction, contraception, miscarriage

management or abortion, including but not limited to care an individual

provides to themself.

(b) "Gender-affirming care" shall mean and include any type of care

provided to an individual to affirm their gender identity or gender

expression, including but not limited to care an individual provides to

themself; provided that surgical interventions on minors with variations

in their sex characteristics that are not sought and initiated by the

individual patient are not gender-affirming care.

(c) "Legally protected health activity" shall mean and include the

following acts and omissions by providers, facilitators, seekers, and

recipients of reproductive health care and gender-affirming care, to the

extent they are not in violation of the constitution or the laws of this

state:

(i) the receipt or attempt to receive reproductive health care or

gender-affirming care, regardless of such person's location;

(ii) any act or omission undertaken while physically present in this

state to aid or encourage, or attempt to aid or encourage, any person in

the receipt of or attempt to receive reproductive health care or

gender-affirming care, regardless of the location of the recipient or

provider of such care;

(iii) the provision of or attempt to provide insurance coverage for

reproductive health care or gender-affirming care, by any entity

located, headquartered, or incorporated in the state, regardless of the

location of the recipient or provider of such care; or

(iv) the provision of or attempt to provide reproductive health care

or gender-affirming care by a person duly licensed under the laws of

this state and physically present in this state, regardless of the

recipient's location.

2. Except as required by federal law, no demand for the extradition of

a person subject to criminal liability that is in whole or in part based

on the alleged provision or receipt of, assistance in provision or

receipt of, material support for, or any theory of vicarious, joint,

several or conspiracy liability for any legally protected health

activity shall be recognized by the governor unless the executive

authority of the demanding state shall allege in writing that the

accused was physically present in the demanding state at the time of the

commission of the alleged crime, and that thereafter such accused fled

from that state.