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Confidential family planning services

Family Planning Benefit Program (FPBP) | NYS Department of Health (NYSDOH)

How it Works

The Family Planning Benefit Program (FPBP) is health insurance for free, confidential reproductive health services. These include birth control, STI testing, and pregnancy counseling. FPBP is open to New Yorkers who meet income and residency requirements.

  • With FPBP, you can get sexual and reproductive health services with providers who accept Medicaid. This includes pharmacies, primary care doctors, community and school-based health centers, family planning clinics, and hospitals. You can ask to keep your sessions with your provider confidential.
  • FPBP is available if you are uninsured, privately insured, or covered by Child Health Plus.

Here’s what FPBP covers:

Covered services Services not covered
  • Birth control including the pill, IUDs, condoms, and more
  • Emergency contraceptive services (Plan B)
  • STI testing
  • Pregnancy counseling and testing
  • pregnancy and pre-natal services
  • abortions
  • HPV vaccines
  • fertility treatments

 


Determine your eligibility

To be eligible, you need to meet these criteria:

  1. You’re a New York State resident.
  2. You’re a U.S. Citizen, National, or lawfully present.
  3. You cannot be enrolled in Medicaid.
    • If you have Medicaid, confidential family planning is already included in your coverage.
  4. Your income is equal to or less than these income limits:
Family size Monthly income
1 $2,909
2 $3,931
3 $4,953
4 $5,975
5 $6,997
6 $8,019
7 $9,041
8 $10,063
For each additional person, add: $1,023

 

Immigration status requirements

You’re not eligible if you are not in the process of applying for permanent status. These include being an undocumented person or being on a short-term visa.


What you need to include

You will need documents to prove the following:

  • Identity: such as a photo ID, driver’s license, passport, or other official photo ID
  • Age: such as Birth certificate, adoption or foster care records, or official hospital or school records
  • Citizenship or immigration status: such as your birth certificate, US passport, or green card
  • Social Security Number
  • Income (if any): such as a recent pay stub, letter from employer stating income, unemployment, child support, or alimony award letter
  • Residency: such as a photo ID with your address, postmarked envelope, utility bill, or lease
  • Health insurance: such as benefit card or policy statements (if you have health insurance).

How to apply

Apply in person

Go to a family planning provider near you. Providers will screen you to see if you’re eligible and help you apply.

When you get screened, you might be able to get immediate coverage if you appear to be eligible for FPBP. This is called presumptive eligibility.

  • Presumptive eligibility starts from the day of the screening until the date your application is processed and you are found eligible for FPBP.
  • You’ll get a Medicaid card and have full access to all FPBP-covered services.

More information

Visit the FPBP website to learn more about this program.

Email [email protected] if you have questions.

Call 800-541-2831 for more information.


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Last Updated March 17, 2025