Senate Bill S5199

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to analysis of data in the prescription monitoring program registry

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

  • 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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2021-S5199 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3447
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3343-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5653, A8914
2023-2024: S1286, A873

2021-S5199 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of health analysis of data in the prescription monitoring program registry.

2021-S5199 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5199 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5199
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to department  analy-
   sis of the prescription monitoring program registry
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3343-a of the public  health  law,
 as  added  by section 2 of part A of chapter 447 of the laws of 2012, is
 amended to read as follows:
   7. Department analysis of data.   The  department  shall  periodically
 analyze  data  contained in the prescription monitoring program registry
 to identify information that indicates that a violation of law or breach
 of professional standards may have occurred, INCLUDING THE INAPPROPRIATE
 PRESCRIBING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES  and,  as  warranted,  provide  any
 relevant  information to appropriate entities as permitted under section
 thirty-three hundred seventy-one of this article. The  department  shall
 keep  a  record  of the information provided, including, but not limited
 to, the specific information provided  and  the  agency  to  which  such
 information  was provided, including the name and title of the person to
 whom such information was provided and an attestation from  such  person
 that he or she has authority to receive such information.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00942-01-1

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