Senate Bill S7839

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to labeling prescription bottles of opioids

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

  • 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-S7839 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10356
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3333, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5443, A7460
2019-2020: S4483, A2872
2021-2022: A345
2023-2024: A1022

2015-S7839 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires prescription bottles containing opioids to have a label affixed concerning the addictive nature of the drug.

2015-S7839 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7839 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7839

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT  to  amend  the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  labeling
  prescription bottles of opioids

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3333 of the public health  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
  (D)  IN  ADDITION TO THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WHERE
THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE BEING DISPENSED IS AN OPIOID,  THERE  SHALL  BE
AFFIXED TO THE CONTAINER A LABEL UPON WHICH IS INDELIBLY TYPED, PRINTED,
OR  OTHERWISE  LEGIBLY WRITTEN "WARNING.  THIS DRUG IS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE.
PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHARMACIST OR PHYSICIAN BEFORE USING."
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law.    Effective  immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to  be  made  and
completed on or before such effective date.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15387-01-6

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