Assembly Bill A9659

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires pharmacists to include lot numbers or unique identifying numbers on prescription containers

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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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2019-A9659 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6811-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A6455
2023-2024: A3867

2019-A9659 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires pharmacists to include lot numbers or unique identifying numbers on prescription containers.

2019-A9659 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9659
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McDONOUGH  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring  pharmacists
   to include the lot number or unique identifying number on prescription
   containers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 2 of  section  6811-a
 of the education law, as amended by section 9 of part D of chapter 60 of
 the  laws  of 2014, are amended and a new paragraph (d) is added to read
 as follows:
   (b) an N. D. C. number, symbol,  number,  letters,  words  or  marking
 identifying such drug or combination of drugs; [and]
   (c) whenever the distributor of the prescription drug product does not
 also  manufacture  the  product the names and places of business of both
 shall appear on the label in words clearly distinguishing each[.]; AND
   (D) THE UNIQUE NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURED LOT OF
 THE ITEM BEING PRESCRIBED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14653-01-0

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