Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to health |
Sep 14, 2011 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5890
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
2011-S5890 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3308 & 3371, add §3323, Pub Health L
2011-S5890 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5890 REVISED 12/28/11 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to providing pharmacists access to New York's prescription drug monitoring program resources and requiring practitioners and pharmacists to check the controlled substance abuse registry before prescribing analgesics PURPOSE: This bill requires practitioners and pharmacists to check the controlled substance abuse registry before prescribing pain killers to help crack down on pain killer abuse. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 3308 of the public health law by adding a new subdivision 7 to require the commissioner of health to develop a system to ensure compliance with section 2 of this bill which requires practitioners to check the controlled substance abuse registry before writing a prescription and requires pharmacists to check the controlled substance abuse registry before filling a prescription. Section 2 requires practitioners check the controlled substance registry prior to prescribing any analgesics to determine what other
2011-S5890 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5890 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E September 14, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing pharma- cists access to New York's prescription drug monitoring program resources and requiring practitioners and pharmacists to check the controlled substance abuse registry before prescribing analgesics THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3308 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 7. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A SYSTEM TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE. SUCH SYSTEM SHALL, AT A MINIMUM: (A) CROSS-CHECK THE PRESCRIPTIONS SUBMITTED BY PHARMACISTS WITH THE PRACTITIONERS AND PHARMACISTS CONSULTING THE REGISTRY PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE. (B) ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE FINE SCALE FOR PRACTITIONERS OR PHARMA- CISTS FOUND BY THE DEPARTMENT TO NOT BE CONSULTING THE REGISTRY IN VIOLATION OF SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE FOLLOWED BY MORE SERIOUS PUNISHMENTS FOR REPEAT OFFENSES. S 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3323 to read as follows: S 3323. PRACTITIONERS' AND PHARMACISTS' DUTIES IN RELATION TO PRESCRIPTION ANALGESICS. 1. EVERY PRACTITIONER SHALL, PRIOR TO PRESCRIB- ING ANY ANALGESIC, CONSULT THE CENTRAL REGISTRY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE TO DETERMINE: (A) WHAT OTHER PRESCRIPTIONS THE PATIENT BEING PRESCRIBED SUCH ANAL- GESIC IS CURRENTLY TAKING; (B) WHETHER SUCH PATIENT MAY BE UNDER TREATMENT WITH A PRESCRIPTION ANALGESIC BY ANOTHER PRACTITIONER; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13436-01-1
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