NY State Senate Bill 2019-S7839

Senate Bill S7839

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for the creation of a drug guide for seniors regarding the drugs commonly used by people over 62 years of age

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2019-S7839 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Aging
Law Section:: Elder Law
Laws Affected:: Add §225, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S7739
2017-2018: S3585
2021-2022: S3678
2023-2024: S1491

2019-S7839 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the creation of a drug guide for seniors regarding the drugs commonly used by people over 62 years of age; provides that such guide will include functions and drug interactions.

2019-S7839 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7839

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the elder law, in relation to creating and distributing
a drug guide for senior consumers

 
PURPOSE::

Provides for the creation of a prescription drug guide for seniors
regarding the drugs commonly used by people over 62 years of age.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS::

This bill amends the elder law adding a new section 225, to require that
the director of SOFA publish a guide explaining the purpose, function,
and common drug interactions of drugs commonly used by persons over the
age of 62. The director is required to work in conjunction with the
state board of pharmacy, and to consult with the Department of Health.
This guide must include the effects of combining medications with alco-

hol, and must have a warning stating:  "do not begin taking, stop
taking, or alter your dosage of any medications without consulting your
doctor or other healthcare practitioner," written in 14 point font. The
guide is to be made available to individuals upon request and without
charge through local area agencies on aging (AAA's), except that
requests for more than ten copies must be subject to a charge to cover
the cost of reproduction and handling. This guide will also be available
in the six most common languages other than English.

 
JUSTIFICATION::

The creation of a prescription drug guide for seniors would make seniors
aware of the specific effects of the drugs seniors commonly use, so they
understand the effects the drugs will have on them.  Often times,
seniors are prescribed a lot of medication and/or self-medicate with
over the counter medicines. Certain drug interactions can be life
threatening. Seniors need to be made aware of the likely contraindica-
tions of certain commonly prescribed drugs and over the counter medica-
tions.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::

2019-Senate Bill 3291/Assembly Bill 2326-A: Vetoed.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS::

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE::

This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become law.

2019-S7839 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7839
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 25, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to creating and  distributing
   a drug guide for senior consumers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a  new  section  225  to
 read as follows:
   §  225. SENIOR DRUG GUIDE. THE DIRECTOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE
 BOARD OF PHARMACY, AND AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,
 SHALL, WITHIN AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE BY APPROPRIATION THEREFOR,  PREPARE
 AND  PUBLISH  A  GUIDE EXPLAINING THE PURPOSE, FUNCTION, AND COMMON DRUG
 INTERACTIONS OF DRUGS COMMONLY USED BY PERSONS OVER THE  AGE  OF  SIXTY-
 TWO.  THE GUIDE SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE EFFECTS OF COMBINING SUCH MEDICA-
 TIONS WITH ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.  PROMINENTLY WRITTEN IN AT  LEAST  FOUR-
 TEEN  POINT  TYPE  ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE GUIDE SHALL BE THE FOLLOWING
 CAUTION: "DO NOT BEGIN TAKING, STOP TAKING, OR ALTER YOUR DOSAGE OF  ANY
 MEDICATIONS  WITHOUT  CONSULTING YOUR DOCTOR OR OTHER HEALTHCARE PRACTI-
 TIONER."  THE DIRECTOR SHALL TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS SHALL BE NECESSARY AND
 APPROPRIATE TO MAKE SUCH GUIDE AVAILABLE ON THEIR  WEBSITE  AND  WITHOUT
 CHARGE  THROUGH  DESIGNATED AGENCIES, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION
 TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THIS TITLE, AND IN THE SIX MOST COMMON NON-ENGL-
 ISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY  IN
 THE  STATE  OF NEW YORK, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST AVAILABLE DATA FROM THE
 UNITED STATES BUREAU OF CENSUS. REQUESTS FOR MORE THAN TEN COPIES  SHALL
 BE  SUBJECT TO A REASONABLE CHARGE TO COVER THE COST OF REPRODUCTION AND
 HANDLING. THIS GUIDE SHALL BE UPDATED AS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN ACCURACY AND
 RELEVANCY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.
   § 2. This act shall  take  effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00643-04-0

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