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Assembly Bill A6718
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CRESPO
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
2015-A6718 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S461
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Employees
- Law Section:
- Civil Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง159-d, Civ Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A9207, S6210
2011-2012: A1098, S480
2013-2014: A4003, S1386
2017-2018: A6114, S4972
2019-2020: A6419
2015-A6718 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6718 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the New York state prescription medication cost containment program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 159-d to read as follows: S 159-D. NEW YORK STATE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION COST CONTAINMENT PROGRAM. 1. THE PRESIDENT, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CREATE THE NEW YORK STATE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION COST CONTAINMENT PROGRAM. 2. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL OFFER NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS WHO ARE EMPLOYED IN THE CIVIL SERVICE OF THE STATE OR NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS WHO ARE RETIRED FROM STATE SERVICE AND ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE NEW YORK STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN (NYSHIP) AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, SEVERAL OPTIONS TO FILL MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS THROUGH A CANADIAN MAIL ORDER COMPANY. SUCH COMPANIES SHALL BE SELECTED THROUGH COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS, TO BE DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE PRESIDENT, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER. CANADIAN DRUG SUPPLIERS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO ALL MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS BY CANADA'S RESEARCHED BASED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES. S 2. Nothing contained in this act shall supersede or diminish the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01624-01-5
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