Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 10, 2014 |
referred to mental health |
Assembly Bill A10042
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MCDONALD
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2013-A10042 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A10042 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10042 I N A S S E M B L Y June 10, 2014 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. McDonald) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the prescription of antidepressant and antianxiety medications which have an increased risk of suicidal behavior THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 7.45 to read as follows: S 7.45 ANTIDEPRESSANT AND ANTIANXIETY MEDICATIONS; SUICIDE RISK. (A) WHEN A PATIENT RECEIVES A PRESCRIPTION FOR AN ANTIDEPRESSANT OR ANTIANXIETY MEDICATION IN AN OUTPATIENT SETTING, AND THE MEDICATION HAS AN INCREASED RISK OF SUICIDALITY, THE OFFICE SHALL IDENTIFY SUCH MEDICA- TIONS AND SHALL REQUIRE PHARMACISTS IN THE COURSE OF CONSULTATION, UPON THE FIRST TIME DISPENSING OF THE MEDICATION TO THE PATIENT, TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) THE TOLL-FREE SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE TELEPHONE NUMBER ESTAB- LISHED BY THE OFFICE; (2) THE SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE WEBSITE INTERNET ADDRESS ESTAB- LISHED BY THE OFFICE; AND (3) A PAMPHLET PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICE SETTING FORTH ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE INCREASED RISK OF SUICIDE AND SUICIDAL SIDE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MEDICATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INFORMATION SETTING FORTH THE WARNING SIGNS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE OFFICE DEEMS RELEVANT. (B) ANY CONSULTATION REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION WITH A PERSON UNDER SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE SHALL REQUIRE THAT A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF SUCH PERSON BE IN ATTENDANCE DURING SUCH CONSULTATION. (C) NO MEDICATION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE DISPENSED, DISPERSED OR OTHERWISE GIVEN TO A PERSON UNDER SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE UNLESS A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF SUCH PERSON IS IN ATTENDANCE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14193-06-4
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