Assembly Bill A7812

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires that for the first opioid analgesic prescription of a calendar year the prescribing physician shall counsel the patient on the risks of overdose

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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-A7812 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3309-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A327
2019-2020: A672
2021-2022: A337

2015-A7812 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that for the first opioid analgesic prescription of a calendar year, the prescribing physician shall counsel the patient on the risks of overdose, and inform the patient of the availability of an opioid antagonist, including, but not limited to, naloxone.

2015-A7812 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7812

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  opioid  analgesic
  prescriptions

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

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
3309-b to read as follows:
  S 3309-B. OPIOID ANALGESIC PRESCRIPTION. 1. FOR THE FIRST OPIOID ANAL-
GESIC  PRESCRIPTION OF A CALENDAR YEAR THAT IS GREATER THAN A ONE WEEK'S
SUPPLY, THE PRESCRIBING PHYSICIAN SHALL COUNSEL THE PATIENT ON THE RISKS
OF OVERDOSE, AND INFORM THE PATIENT OF THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  AN  OPIOID
ANTAGONIST, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NALOXONE.
  2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "OPIOID ANALGESICS" MEANS THE MEDICINES  BUPRENORPHINE,  BUTORPHA-
NOL,   CODEINE,  HYDROCODONE,  HYDROMORPHONE,  LEVORPHANOL,  MEPERIDINE,
METHADONE, MORPHINE, NALBUPHINE,  OXYCODONE,  OXYMORPHONE,  PENTAZOCINE,
PROPOXYPHENE AS WELL AS THEIR BRAND NAMES, ISOMERS AND COMBINATIONS.
  (B) "OPIOID ANTAGONIST" MEANS AN FDA-APPROVED DRUG THAT, WHEN ADMINIS-
TERED,  NEGATES  OR  NEUTRALIZES IN WHOLE OR IN PART THE PHARMACOLOGICAL
EFFECTS OF AN OPIOID IN THE BODY. THE OPIOID ANTAGONIST  IS  LIMITED  TO
NALOXONE  OR  OTHER  MEDICATIONS  APPROVED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT FOR THIS
PURPOSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
necessary  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is
authorized and directed 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.
                                                           LBD10787-03-5

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