Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 28, 2014 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to higher education |
May 16, 2013 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S5510
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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-S5510 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง6802 & 6807, Ed L
2013-S5510 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5510 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the topical medication safety and efficacy act PURPOSE: This bill gives physicians the limited and specific ability to dispense topical, aesthetic pharmaceuticals where such distribution would enhance the safety or efficacy of the medication for that patient. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one contains a short title for the act. Section two contains legislative findings and intent. Section three amends section 6802 of the education law to provide a definition of an aesthetic pharmaceutical fox purposes of the act. Section four amends subdivision 2 or section 6807 of the education law and adds a new subparagraph 10 to allow physicians to dispense certain aesthetic pharmaceuticals in excess or the seventy-two hour supply limit generally imposed by subdivision 2 of Section 6807. Section five establishes the effective date. EXISTING LAW:
2013-S5510 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5510 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 16, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the topical medication safety and efficacy act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "topical medication safety and efficacy act". S 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature recognizes that medicine is an important and ever-changing field marked by constant advances in knowledge and methods. Modern pharmaceutical research has expanded the ability of physicians to heal their patients, but these new discoveries require not just new chemical compounds, but also occa- sionally require new methods of administering treatments and distribut- ing medicines to patients. For some topically applied medications, the safety and effectiveness of these treatments are enhanced for certain patients by learning correct application techniques under a physician's supervision, and through the ability of such patients to obtain their medicines directly from their physicians. The legislature further finds that this benefit is especially pronounced in the case of medications used to treat skin discoloration affecting people of color and pregnant women, as well as medication used to help cancer patients prevent eye injuries by restoring eyelashes lost as a side effect of chemotherapy. In these cases, the sensitivity of the skin and eyes means that patients often require additional guidance from physicians in the proper administration of treatments, which help millions of patients around the country. Because New York is one of only three states in the nation that prohibits the dispensing of medications by physicians, certain medicines are not available to New York patients as they are in other states, restricting patients' access to desired treatments, and driving many out-of-state to obtain treatment. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08710-01-3
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