Senate Bill S2713

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires a personal use pharmaceutical disposal system be provided at the time of dispensing an opioid prescription

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Current Bill Status - Stricken


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S2713 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5086
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3309-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7605, A9103

2023-S2713 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a personal use pharmaceutical disposal system be provided at the time of dispensing an opioid prescription at no cost to the ultimate user of such prescribed opioid.

2023-S2713 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2713 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2713
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KENNEDY,  GALLIVAN,  HARCKHAM  --  read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health  law, in relation to requiring a
   personal use pharmaceutical disposal system be provided at the time of
   dispensing an opioid prescription

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 3309-c to read as follows:
   § 3309-C. OPIOID PERSONAL USE PHARMACEUTICAL DISPOSAL SYSTEMS.  1.  NO
 PERSON  IN  THE STATE SHALL DISPENSE AN OPIOID PRESCRIPTION TO THE ULTI-
 MATE USER OF SUCH PRESCRIBED  OPIOID  UNLESS  SUCH  PERSON  ADDITIONALLY
 PROVIDES  TO  SUCH  ULTIMATE USER A PERSONAL USE PHARMACEUTICAL DISPOSAL
 SYSTEM AT NO COST TO SUCH ULTIMATE USER.
   2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "PERSONAL USE PHARMACEUTICAL DISPOSAL  SYSTEM"  MEANS  A  PORTABLE
 PRODUCT  DESIGNED  FOR PERSONAL USE BY THE ULTIMATE USER FOR THE PURPOSE
 OF ALLOWING THE ULTIMATE USER OF A PRESCRIBED OPIOID TO  DEACTIVATE  THE
 PRESCRIBED OPIOID TO A NON-RETRIEVABLE CONDITION OR STATE.
   (B)  "ULTIMATE USER" MEANS A PERSON WHO HAS LAWFULLY OBTAINED, AND WHO
 POSSESSES, A PRESCRIBED OPIOID FOR HIS OR HER OWN USE OR FOR THE USE  OF
 A MEMBER OF HIS OR HER HOUSEHOLD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06902-01-3



              

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