Senate Bill S5627

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the disclosure of the list of practitioners registered to certify patients for the use of medical marihuana

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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-S5627 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2882
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3369, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10123

2017-S5627 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the disclosure of the list of practitioners registered to certify patients for the use of medical marihuana; provides that if the practitioner notifies the department in writing that he or she does not want his or her name and other information disclosed, such information shall not be provided on the website.

2017-S5627 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5627 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5627
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 21, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- 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 disclosure of  the
   list  of  practitioners  registered to certify patients for the use of
   medical marihuana

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 4 of section 3369 of the public health law, as
 added by chapter 90 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   4. (A) Certification applications, certification forms, any  certified
 patient  information contained within a database, and copies of registry
 identification cards shall be deemed exempt from public disclosure under
 sections eighty-seven and eighty-nine of the public officers law.
   (B) THE NAME, CONTACT INFORMATION, AND OTHER INFORMATION  RELATING  TO
 PRACTITIONERS  REGISTERED  WITH THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS TITLE SHALL BE
 PUBLIC INFORMATION AND SHALL BE MAINTAINED BY THE  COMMISSIONER  ON  THE
 DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC IN SEARCHABLE FORM. HOWEV-
 ER,  IF A PRACTITIONER NOTIFIES THE DEPARTMENT IN WRITING THAT HE OR SHE
 DOES NOT WANT HIS OR HER NAME  AND  OTHER  INFORMATION  DISCLOSED,  THAT
 PRACTITIONER'S NAME AND OTHER INFORMATION SHALL THEREAFTER NOT BE PUBLIC
 INFORMATION  OR MAINTAINED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE, UNLESS THE PRAC-
 TITIONER CANCELS THE REQUEST.
   § 2. This act shall take effect sixty days after  it  shall  become  a
 law;  provided  that  effective immediately: (a) 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; and (b) practitioners may
 make requests under paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of  section  3369  of
 the  public  health  law,  as added by section one of this act. Provided
 further, that the amendments to subdivision 4 of  section  3369  of  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05534-01-7

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