Assembly Bill A9078

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires certain pharmacies to pursue a non-patient specific prescription to disperse an opioid antagonist or to register as an opioid overdose prevention program

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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-A9078 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3309, Pub Health L

2015-A9078 - Summary

Requires any chain pharmacy with twenty or more locations to pursue or maintain a non-patient specific prescription with an authorized health care professional to disperse an opioid antagonist to a consumer upon request, or to register with the department of health as an opioid overdose prevention program.

2015-A9078 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9078

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAYER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  requiring  any
  chain  pharmacy  with  twenty  or  more locations to register with the
  department of health as an opioid overdose prevention program

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  3 of section 3309 of the
public health law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (v) to read as
follows:
  (V) ANY CHAIN PHARMACY WITH TWENTY OR MORE  LOCATIONS  IN  THE  STATE,
SHALL  REGISTER  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  AS AN OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION
PROGRAM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13480-02-6

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2015-A9078A - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3309, Pub Health L

2015-A9078A - Summary

Requires any chain pharmacy with twenty or more locations to pursue or maintain a non-patient specific prescription with an authorized health care professional to disperse an opioid antagonist to a consumer upon request, or to register with the department of health as an opioid overdose prevention program.

2015-A9078A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9078--A
                                                        Cal. No. 610

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAYER, SKOUFIS, LUPARDO, OTIS, SIMON, ZEBROWSKI,
  CUSICK, JAFFEE, GALEF, DUPREY, RA,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  BRABENEC,  FINCH,
  ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TENNEY, THIELE -- read once
  and  referred  to  the Committee on Health -- reported from committee,
  advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,  retaining
  its place on the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to requiring any
  chain pharmacy with twenty or more  locations  to  register  with  the
  department of health as an opioid overdose prevention program

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision  3  of  section  3309  of  the
public health law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (v) to read as
follows:
  (V)  ANY  CHAIN  PHARMACY  WITH TWENTY OR MORE LOCATIONS IN THE STATE,
SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT  AS  AN  OPIOID  OVERDOSE  PREVENTION
PROGRAM,  PROVIDED  THAT  THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH  SHALL  NOT BE CONSTRUED TO
IMPOSE A NEW OBLIGATION ON A CHAIN ALREADY PARTICIPATING  IN  AN  OPIOID
OVERDOSE PREVENTION PROGRAM AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13480-03-6

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2015-A9078B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3309, Pub Health L

2015-A9078B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires any chain pharmacy with twenty or more locations to pursue or maintain a non-patient specific prescription with an authorized health care professional to disperse an opioid antagonist to a consumer upon request, or to register with the department of health as an opioid overdose prevention program.

2015-A9078B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9078--B
                                                        Cal. No. 610

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAYER, SKOUFIS, LUPARDO, OTIS, SIMON, ZEBROWSKI,
  CUSICK, JAFFEE, GALEF, DUPREY, RA,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  BRABENEC,  FINCH,
  ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TENNEY, THIELE -- read once
  and  referred  to  the Committee on Health -- reported from committee,
  advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,  retaining
  its  place  on  the  order  of third reading -- again amended on third
  reading, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of  third
  reading

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to requiring any
  chain pharmacy with twenty or more locations to pursue or  maintain  a
  non-patient-specific  prescription  with  an  authorized  health  care
  professional to dispense an  opioid  antagonist  to  a  consumer  upon
  request,  or  to  register  with the department of health as an opioid
  overdose prevention program

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  3 of section 3309 of the
public health law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (v) to read as
follows:
  (V) ANY PHARMACY WITH TWENTY OR MORE LOCATIONS  IN  THE  STATE,  SHALL
EITHER:  (1) PURSUE OR MAINTAIN A NON-PATIENT-SPECIFIC PRESCRIPTION WITH
AN AUTHORIZED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL TO DISPENSE AN OPIOID  ANTAGONIST
TO A CONSUMER UPON REQUEST, AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION; OR (2) REGIS-
TER WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS AN OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION PROGRAM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13480-07-6

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