Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 28, 2020 |
committed to rules |
Mar 10, 2020 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 04, 2020 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 03, 2020 |
1st report cal.559 |
Feb 25, 2020 |
reported and committed to finance |
Feb 10, 2020 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S7699
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) 20th Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
2019-S7699 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9634
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§365-a & 364-j, Soc Serv L; amd §273, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S649, A2030
2019-S7699 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7699 SPONSOR: HARCKHAM TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law and the public health law, in relation to medication for the treatment of substance use disorders PURPOSE: This legislation will expand access to medications that treat substance use disorders. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law by adding a new paragraph (gg) Section two amends subdivision 26-b of section 364-j of the social services law.
2019-S7699 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7699 I N S E N A T E February 10, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law and the public health law, in relation to medication for the treatment of substance use disorders THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (gg) to read as follows: (GG) ALL BUPRENORPHINE PRODUCTS, METHADONE OR LONG ACTING INJECTABLE NALTREXONE FOR DETOXIFICATION OR MAINTENANCE TREATMENT OF A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PRESCRIBED ACCORDING TO GENERALLY ACCEPTED NATIONAL PROFES- SIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE TREATMENT OF A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. SUCH MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY PRIOR AUTHORI- ZATION MANDATE. § 2. Subdivision 26-b of section 364-j of the social services law, as added by section 4 of part B of chapter 69 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: 26-b. Managed care providers shall not require prior authorization for [an initial or renewal prescription for buprenorphine or injectable naltrexone for detoxification or maintenance treatment of opioid addiction unless the prescription is for a non-preferred or non-formu- lary form of the drug or as otherwise required by section 1927(k)(6) of the Social Security Act] ANY BUPRENORPHINE PRODUCTS, METHADONE OR LONG ACTING INJECTABLE NALTREXONE FOR DETOXIFICATION OR MAINTENANCE TREATMENT OF A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PRESCRIBED ACCORDING TO GENERALLY ACCEPTED NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE TREATMENT OF A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. § 3. Subdivision 10 of section 273 of the public health law, as added by section 5 of part B of chapter 69 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: 10. Prior authorization shall not be required for [an initial or renewal prescription for buprenorphine or injectable naltrexone for detoxification or maintenance treatment of opioid addiction unless the prescription is for a non-preferred or non-formulary form of such drug EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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