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Senate Bill S470
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging 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
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2015-S470 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S470 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S470 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the elder law, in relation to the New York state prescription medication cost containment program PURPOSE : To enhance cost savings by the NYS EPIC program in procurement of prescription medications for recipients of the state's EPIC program. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends the Elder Law by adding a new section, 249-a. Authorizes the Executive Director of the Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program to create the New York State Prescription Medication Cost Containment Program. Provides that such program participants shall be offered several options to fill their medical prescriptions through a Canadian mail order company. Such companies shall be selected through a competitive bidding process, designed and implemented by the Director. Section 2. Effective Date. EXISTING LAW : None.
2015-S470 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 470 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder 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 elder law is amended by adding a new section 249-a to read as follows: S 249-A. NEW YORK STATE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION COST CONTAINMENT PROGRAM. 1. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 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 QUALIFY FOR THE ELDERLY PHARMACEUTICAL INSURANCE COVERAGE PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, SEVERAL OPTIONS TO FILL MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS THROUGH A CANADIAN MAIL ORDER COMPANY. SUCH COMPA- NIES SHALL BE SELECTED THROUGH COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS, TO BE DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. CANADIAN DRUG SUPPLIERS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO ALL MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS BY CANADA'S RESEARCHED BASED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES. S 2. 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. LBD00698-01-5
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