Senate Bill S8987

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing for the use of medical marihuana as an alternative to opioids for pain management and substance use disorder

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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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co-Sponsors

2017-S8987 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11011
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3360, Pub Health L

2017-S8987 - Summary

Relates to allowing for the use of medical marihuana as an alternative to opioids for pain management and substance use disorder.

2017-S8987 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8987 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8987
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 11, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. AMEDORE, 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, in relation to allowing  for  the
   use of medical marihuana as an alternative to opioids for pain manage-
   ment
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  7  of  section  3360  of  the
 public  health  law,  as  amended by chapter 403 of the laws of 2017, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) "Serious condition" means:
   (i) having one of the following severe debilitating or  life-threaten-
 ing conditions: cancer, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus
 or  acquired  immune deficiency syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
 Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of
 the spinal cord with objective neurological  indication  of  intractable
 spasticity,   epilepsy,   inflammatory   bowel   disease,  neuropathies,
 Huntington's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, PAIN THAT DEGRADES
 HEALTH AND FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITY WHERE THE USE OF MEDICAL  MARIHUANA  IS
 AN ALTERNATIVE TO OPIOID USE, or as added by the commissioner; and
   (ii) any of the following conditions where it is clinically associated
 with,  or  a  complication  of,  a condition under this paragraph or its
 treatment: cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe or chronic pain;  severe
 nausea; seizures; severe or persistent muscle spasms; or such conditions
 as are added by the commissioner.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 3360 of the public health law, made by section
 one of this act, shall not affect the repeal of such section  and  shall
 be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15986-03-8

co-Sponsors

2017-S8987A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11011
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3360, Pub Health L

2017-S8987A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing for the use of medical marihuana as an alternative to opioids for pain management and substance use disorder.

2017-S8987A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8987A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8987--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 11, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  AMEDORE, HANNON, AKSHAR, JACOBS, PHILLIPS -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on  Rules  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to allowing  for  the
   use of medical marihuana as an alternative to opioids for pain manage-
   ment and substance use disorder
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  7  of  section  3360  of  the
 public  health  law,  as  amended by chapter 403 of the laws of 2017, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) "Serious condition" means:
   (i) having one of the following severe debilitating or  life-threaten-
 ing conditions: cancer, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus
 or  acquired  immune deficiency syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
 Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of
 the spinal cord with objective neurological  indication  of  intractable
 spasticity,   epilepsy,   inflammatory   bowel   disease,  neuropathies,
 Huntington's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, PAIN THAT DEGRADES
 HEALTH AND FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITY WHERE THE USE OF MEDICAL  MARIHUANA  IS
 AN ALTERNATIVE TO OPIOID USE, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, or as added by the
 commissioner; and
   (ii) any of the following conditions where it is clinically associated
 with,  or  a  complication  of,  a condition under this paragraph or its
 treatment: cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe or chronic pain;  severe
 nausea; seizures; severe or persistent muscle spasms; or such conditions
 as are added by the commissioner.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 3360 of the public health law, made by section
 one of this act, shall not affect the repeal of such section  and  shall
 be deemed repealed therewith.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15986-04-8

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