Assembly Bill A5805

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes pharmacists to perform collaborative drug therapy management

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  • 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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2015-A5805 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4857
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6801-a, Ed L; amd §5, Chap 21 of 2011
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A7521

2015-A5805 - Summary

Authorizes pharmacists to perform collaborative drug therapy management.

2015-A5805 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5805

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to authorizing pharma-
  cists to perform collaborative drug therapy management, and  to  amend
  chapter  21 of the laws of 2011 amending the education law relating to
  authorizing pharmacists to perform collaborative drug therapy  manage-
  ment  with  physicians in certain settings, in relation to making such
  provisions permanent

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 6801-a of the education law, as added by chapter 21
of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  S  6801-a.    Collaborative  drug  therapy  management  [demonstration
program].  1. As used in this section, the following  terms  shall  have
the following meanings:
  a.    "CLINICAL SERVICES" SHALL MEAN THE COLLECTION AND INTERPRETATION
OF PATIENT DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF INITIATING, MODIFYING AND  MONITORING
DRUG  THERAPY  WITH  ASSOCIATED  ACCOUNTABILITY  AND  RESPONSIBILITY FOR
OUTCOMES IN A DIRECT PATIENT CARE SETTING.
  B. "Collaborative drug therapy management" shall mean the  performance
of  CLINICAL  services  by  [a  pharmacist]  PHARMACISTS relating to the
review, evaluation and management of drug therapy to a patient,  who  is
being  treated by a physician, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OR NURSE PRACTITIONER
for a specific disease or disease [state] STATES, in accordance  with  a
written   agreement   or   protocol  with  a  voluntarily  participating
physician, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OR NURSE PRACTITIONER and  in  accordance
with  the  policies,  procedures,  and  protocols of [the] A facility OR
MEDICAL PRACTICE. Such agreement or protocol  as  entered  into  by  the
physician,  PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OR NURSE PRACTITIONER and [a pharmacist]
PHARMACISTS, may include[, and shall be limited to]:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06620-05-5

              

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2015-A5805A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4857
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6801-a, Ed L; amd §5, Chap 21 of 2011
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A7521

2015-A5805A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes pharmacists to perform collaborative drug therapy management.

2015-A5805A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5805--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. McDONALD, BROOK-KRASNY, STIRPE, STECK, WEPRIN,
  LIFTON, ORTIZ, CLARK, FAHY, LUPINACCI, WALTER, BRINDISI, KEARNS, OTIS,
  DUPREY, GOTTFRIED, LAVINE,  SIMANOWITZ,  LUPARDO,  BUTLER,  GARBARINO,
  PEOPLES-STOKES  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A. COOK, DiPIETRO,
  FITZPATRICK, GALEF, HAWLEY, HOOPER, McLAUGHLIN,  SCHIMMINGER,  THIELE,
  TITONE  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to authorizing pharma-
  cists to perform collaborative drug therapy management, and  to  amend
  chapter  21 of the laws of 2011 amending the education law relating to
  authorizing pharmacists to perform collaborative drug therapy  manage-
  ment  with  physicians  in  certain settings, in relation to extending
  such provisions

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 6801-a of the education law, as added by chapter 21
of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  S   6801-a.    Collaborative  drug  therapy  management  demonstration
program.  1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
  a.  "BOARD" SHALL MEAN THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY AS  ESTABLISHED  BY
SECTION SIXTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE.
  B.    "CLINICAL SERVICES" SHALL MEAN THE COLLECTION AND INTERPRETATION
OF PATIENT DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF INITIATING, MODIFYING AND  MONITORING
DRUG  THERAPY  WITH  ASSOCIATED  ACCOUNTABILITY  AND  RESPONSIBILITY FOR
OUTCOMES IN A DIRECT PATIENT CARE SETTING.
  C. "Collaborative drug therapy management" shall mean the  performance
of  CLINICAL services by a pharmacist relating to the review, evaluation
and management of drug therapy to a patient, who is being treated  by  a
physician  for  a specific disease or ASSOCIATED disease [state] STATES,
in accordance with a written agreement or protocol  with  a  voluntarily
participating physician and in accordance with the policies, procedures,
and  protocols  of  the  facility. Such agreement or protocol as entered

              

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