Assembly Bill A7741

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Limits the initial prescription of a controlled substance for the alleviation of acute pain from a seven-day supply to a three-day supply

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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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2017-A7741 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6256
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3331, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A3820, S2053
2021-2022: A3221
2023-2024: A1133

2017-A7741 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the initial prescription of a controlled substance for the alleviation of acute pain from a seven-day supply to a three-day supply.

2017-A7741 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7741
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to limiting the
   initial prescription of a controlled substance for the alleviation  of
   acute pain from a seven-day supply to a three-day supply

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision  5  of  section  3331  of  the
 public  health law, as added by section 1 of part C of chapter 71 of the
 laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of  this  subdivi-
 sion,  a practitioner, within the scope of his or her professional opin-
 ion or discretion, may not prescribe more than a  [seven-day]  THREE-DAY
 supply  of  any  schedule II, III, or IV opioid to an ultimate user upon
 the initial consultation or treatment of such user for acute pain.  Upon
 any  subsequent  consultations  for  the same pain, the practitioner may
 issue, in accordance with paragraph (a) of this subdivision, any  appro-
 priate  renewal, refill, or new prescription for the opioid or any other
 drug.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11357-02-7

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