Senate Bill S8943

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to exemptions from certain requirements for electronic prescriptions

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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-S8943 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11127
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §281, Pub Health L; amd §6810, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A1034

2017-S8943 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides exemptions from certain requirements for electronic prescriptions for oral prescriptions issued to patients in health care facilities.

2017-S8943 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8943 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8943
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 7, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
   to  exceptions  to  requirements  for  electronic  prescriptions;  and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration there-
   of

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 3 of section  281  of
 the public health law, as amended by chapter 13 of the laws of 2015, are
 amended and a new paragraph (f) is added to read as follows:
   (d)  issued by a practitioner under circumstances where, notwithstand-
 ing  the  practitioner's  present  ability   to   make   an   electronic
 prescription  as required by this subdivision, such practitioner reason-
 ably determines that it would be impractical for the patient  to  obtain
 substances prescribed by electronic prescription in a timely manner, and
 such  delay  would  adversely  impact  the  patient's medical condition,
 provided that if such prescription is for a  controlled  substance,  the
 quantity  of  controlled substances does not exceed a five day supply if
 the controlled substance were used in accordance with the directions for
 use; [or] (e) issued by a practitioner to be  dispensed  by  a  pharmacy
 located  outside the state, as set forth in regulation[.]; OR (F) ISSUED
 AS AN ORAL PRESCRIPTION UNDER  PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF
 SECTION SIXTY-EIGHT HUNDRED TEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   §  2.  Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 10 of section 6810 of the
 education law, as amended by chapter 13 of the laws of 2015, are amended
 and a new paragraph (f) is added to read as follows:
   (d) issued by a practitioner under circumstances where,  notwithstand-
 ing   the   practitioner's   present   ability  to  make  an  electronic
 prescription as required by this subdivision, such practitioner  reason-
 ably  determines  that it would be impractical for the patient to obtain
 substances prescribed by electronic prescription in a timely manner, and
 such delay would  adversely  impact  the  patient's  medical  condition,
 provided  that  if  such prescription is for a controlled substance, the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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