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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Feb 09, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S1843
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S1843 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§217 & 195, add §217-a, Lab L
2009-S1843 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1843 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing the employee's right to choose source of prescription drugs PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Establishes employee's right to choose source of prescription drugs. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends the Labor Law by adding a new subdivision 6-b requiring that no employee prescription drug plan shall require the use of a mail order pharmacy or impose a higher fee or co-pay on drugs not purchased through a mail order pharmacy. Section 2 amends subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 195 of the Labor Law, and also adds a new subdivision 5-a to section 195 of the Labor Law requiring notice to the employee of their right not to use a mail order pharmacy. Section 3 amends the Labor Law by adding a new section 217-a which allows employees 30 days to opt out of any required use of a mail order prescription drug plan. JUSTIFICATION :
2009-S1843 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1843 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 9, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing the employ- ee's right to choose source of prescription drugs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 217 of the labor law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6-b to read as follows: 6-B. NO SUCH POLICY PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL IMPOSE AN ADDI- TIONAL FEE OR CO-PAY REQUIREMENT ON ANY EMPLOYEE OR INSURED WHO ELECTS TO PURCHASE PRESCRIBED DRUGS FROM OTHER THAN A MAIL ORDER PROVIDER IF SUCH FEE OR CO-PAY IS NOT OTHERWISE IMPOSED. NOR SHALL ANY SUCH POLICY REQUIRE THAT ONLY MAIL ORDER PROVIDERS BE UTILIZED AS A CONDITION OF COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIBED DRUGS. S 2. Subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 195 of the labor law, subdivision 4 as added by chapter 548 of the laws of 1966 and subdivision 5 as added by chapter 256 of the laws of 1981, are amended and a new subdivision 5-a is added to read as follows: 4. establish, maintain and preserve for not less than three years payroll records showing the hours worked, gross wages, deductions and net wages for each employee[.]; 5. notify his OR HER employees in writing or by publicly posting the employer's policy on sick leave, vacation, personal leave, holidays and hours[.]; 5-A. NOTIFY EMPLOYEES OF THEIR RIGHT TO REQUEST THAT PRESCRIBED DRUGS AS COVERED BY SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL BE AT THE PREFERENCE OF THE EMPLOYEE, AND THAT SUCH EMPLOYEE MAY CHOOSE OTHER THAN MAIL ORDER DELIVERY; AND S 3. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 217-a to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02894-01-9
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