Assembly Bill A1181A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the substitution of brand name epinephrine auto-injectors with alternate epinephrine auto-injectors

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2019-A1181 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3539
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6816-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S8189
2017-2018: A7219, S2489
2021-2022: A3981, S6393
2023-2024: A6988, S4447

2019-A1181 - Summary

Relates to the substitution of brand name epinephrine auto-injectors with alternate epinephrine auto-injectors in certain cases.

2019-A1181 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1181
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ABINANTI, BUCHWALD, D'URSO, SANTABARBARA, DICK-
   ENS, ARROYO, GOTTFRIED, SEAWRIGHT, BYRNE, LAWRENCE, BRABENEC, B. MILL-
   ER,  GIGLIO,  FITZPATRICK,  MALLIOTAKIS,  MORINELLO,  CROUCH,   JOHNS,
   NORRIS,  M. L. MILLER, WALSH, RAIA, GALEF, STECK, STERN -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. EPSTEIN, LIFTON, SCHIMMINGER,  SIMON,  WRIGHT  --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to the substitution of
   brand name epinephrine auto-injectors with alternate epinephrine auto-
   injectors for dispensation by pharmacists
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 6816-a of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION  OR  ANY  OTHER
 SECTION  OF  LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, WHEN A PATIENT IS PRESCRIBED A BRAND
 NAME EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR, A PHARMACIST MAY SUBSTITUTE AN ALTERNATE
 EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR CONTAINING THE SAME ACTIVE INGREDIENTS, DOSAGE
 FORM AND STRENGTH AS THE  BRAND  NAME  PRODUCT  PRESCRIBED,  ORDERED  OR
 DEMANDED,  REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ALTERNATE EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR
 IS INCLUDED IN THE LATEST LIST OF INTERCHANGEABLE DRUG PRODUCTS FOR  THE
 PRESCRIBED EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE, PROVIDED THAT:
   (I)  THE  PRESCRIBER  DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THE PRESCRIPTION THEREFOR
 SHALL BE DISPENSED AS WRITTEN PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)  OF  SUBDIVISION
 SIX OF SECTION SIXTY-EIGHT HUNDRED TEN OF THIS ARTICLE;
   (II) THE ALTERNATE EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR AVAILABLE WOULD REFLECT A
 LOWER UNIT COST TO THE PURCHASER; AND
   (III)  THE PHARMACIST HAS ADVISED THE PURCHASER OF THE AVAILABILITY OF
 AN ALTERNATE EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR AND OBTAINED CONSENT TO  DISPENSE
 THE ALTERNATE EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05192-01-9

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2019-A1181A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3539
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6816-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S8189
2017-2018: A7219, S2489
2021-2022: A3981, S6393
2023-2024: A6988, S4447

2019-A1181A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the substitution of brand name epinephrine auto-injectors with alternate epinephrine auto-injectors in certain cases.

2019-A1181A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1181--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ABINANTI, BUCHWALD, D'URSO, SANTABARBARA, DICK-
   ENS, ARROYO, GOTTFRIED, SEAWRIGHT, BYRNE, LAWRENCE, BRABENEC, B. MILL-
   ER,  GIGLIO,  FITZPATRICK,  MALLIOTAKIS,  MORINELLO,  CROUCH,   JOHNS,
   NORRIS, M. L. MILLER, WALSH, RAIA, GALEF, STECK, STERN, BURKE, SAYEGH,
   PAULIN,  ZEBROWSKI,  BUTTENSCHON,  ORTIZ,  ASHBY, JACOBSON, MONTESANO,
   PICHARDO, GUNTHER, McMAHON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  DeSTEFA-
   NO,  EPSTEIN,  HAWLEY, LIFTON, SCHIMMINGER, SIMON, WRIGHT -- read once
   and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to the substitution of
   brand name epinephrine auto-injectors with alternate epinephrine auto-
   injectors for dispensation by pharmacists
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 6816-a of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION  OR  ANY  OTHER
 SECTION  OF  LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, WHEN A PATIENT IS PRESCRIBED A BRAND
 NAME EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR, A PHARMACIST MAY SUBSTITUTE AN ALTERNATE
 EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR CONTAINING THE SAME ACTIVE INGREDIENTS, DOSAGE
 FORM AND STRENGTH AS THE  BRAND  NAME  PRODUCT  PRESCRIBED,  ORDERED  OR
 DEMANDED,  REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ALTERNATE EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR
 IS INCLUDED IN THE LATEST LIST OF INTERCHANGEABLE DRUG PRODUCTS FOR  THE
 PRESCRIBED EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE, PROVIDED THAT:
   (I)  THE  PRESCRIBER  DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THE PRESCRIPTION THEREFOR
 SHALL BE DISPENSED AS WRITTEN PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)  OF  SUBDIVISION
 SIX OF SECTION SIXTY-EIGHT HUNDRED TEN OF THIS ARTICLE;
   (II) THE ALTERNATE EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR AVAILABLE WOULD REFLECT A
 LOWER UNIT COST TO THE PURCHASER;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05192-05-9

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