{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2496","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Health Law § 2496","heading":"Written summary regarding hysterectomy","body":"§ 2496. Written summary regarding hysterectomy.  The commissioner, in\nconsultation with the medical society of the state of New York,\nconsumers and others knowledgeable on the topic of hysterectomy shall\ndevelop a standardized written summary which shall explain:\n  1. the common diagnoses for which hysterectomy is a common treatment\nincluding but not limited to uterine leiomyofibroma, endometriosis,\ndisorders of menstruation, premalignant or malignant changes in uterus\nor cervix and salpingo-oophoritis;\n  2. alternative treatments to hysterectomy for such diagnoses, in\naccordance with accepted medical practices;\n  3. the types of hysterectomy including radical, subtotal abdominal,\ntotal abdominal and vaginal;\n  4. the common physiological changes, side effects, risks and benefits\nwhich result after each type of hysterectomy or alternative is\nperformed;\n  5. that the hysterectomy is irreversible, results in infertility and\nthe end of menstruation; and\n  6. an oophorectomy, a treatment often associated with hysterectomy,\nincluding unilateral, bilateral and salpingo-oophorectomy.","path":["Public Health Law","Article 24-E. Information About Hysterectomy"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBH/2496","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"17c084c8cf65a24102c477125302d51101f18a0efcc88d71fd42f40c193b4cba","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2495","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2497"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}