Senate Bill S6698A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the dispensing of self-administered hormonal contraceptives

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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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2021-S6698 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1125
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6527, 6802, 6807 & 6909, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8707
2017-2018: A2632
2019-2020: A480
2023-2024: S1043, A1060

2021-S6698 - Summary

Relates to the dispensing of self-administered hormonal contraceptives; authorizes a licensed physician and a certified nurse practitioner to prescribe and order a non-patient specific regimen to a pharmacist licensed and located in the state for the dispensing of self-administered hormonal contraceptives.

2021-S6698 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6698 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6698
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  the  dispensing  of
   contraceptive drugs and devices that are self-administered
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   The education law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
 6505-d to read as follows:
   § 6505-D. NON-PATIENT SPECIFIC REGIMEN. A NON-PATIENT SPECIFIC REGIMEN
 PRESCRIBED  AND  ORDERED  UNDER  THIS  CHAPTER  SHALL  BE DEEMED TO BE A
 PRESCRIPTION FOR ALL PURPOSES OF THE INSURANCE LAW.
   § 2. Section 6527 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. A LICENSED PHYSICIAN MAY PRESCRIBE AND ORDER A NON-PATIENT SPECIF-
 IC  REGIMEN TO A LICENSED PHARMACIST, FOR DISPENSING CONTRACEPTIVE DRUGS
 AND DEVICES THAT ARE SELF-ADMINISTERED AND APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL  FOOD
 AND  DRUG  ADMINISTRATION,  IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF
 PRACTICE AND SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION SIXTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED  SEVEN  OF
 THIS TITLE.
   §  3.  Subdivision 3 of section 6807 of the education law, as added by
 chapter 573 of the laws of 1999, is amended and a new subdivision  4  is
 added to read as follows:
   3. A pharmacist may dispense drugs and devices to a registered profes-
 sional nurse, and a registered professional nurse may possess and admin-
 ister,  drugs  and  devices,  pursuant to a non-patient specific regimen
 prescribed or ordered by a  licensed  physician,  LICENSED  MIDWIFE,  or
 certified nurse practitioner, pursuant to regulations promulgated by the
 commissioner and the public health law.
   4.  A. A LICENSED PHARMACIST MAY DISPENSE A NON-PATIENT SPECIFIC REGI-
 MEN OF CONTRACEPTIVE DRUGS AND DEVICES THAT  ARE  SELF-ADMINISTERED  AND
 APPROVED  BY  THE  FEDERAL  FOOD  AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, PRESCRIBED OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-S6698A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1125
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6527, 6802, 6807 & 6909, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8707
2017-2018: A2632
2019-2020: A480
2023-2024: S1043, A1060

2021-S6698A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the dispensing of self-administered hormonal contraceptives; authorizes a licensed physician and a certified nurse practitioner to prescribe and order a non-patient specific regimen to a pharmacist licensed and located in the state for the dispensing of self-administered hormonal contraceptives.

2021-S6698A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6698A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6698--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. STAVISKY, BIAGGI, BRISPORT, CLEARE, KENNEDY, MYRIE,
   RAMOS, RIVERA, SALAZAR -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and  when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recom-
   mitted  to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to the dispensing of
   self-administered hormonal contraceptives
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  6527 of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11. A LICENSED PHYSICIAN MAY PRESCRIBE AND ORDER A NON-PATIENT SPECIF-
 IC REGIMEN TO A PHARMACIST LICENSED AND LOCATED IN THE  STATE,  PURSUANT
 TO  REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER, AND CONSISTENT WITH
 SECTION SIXTY-EIGHT HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS TITLE, FOR DISPENSING SELF-AD-
 MINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  SIXTY-EIGHT
 HUNDRED TWO OF THIS TITLE.
   §  2.  Section  6802  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 29 to read as follows:
   29. "SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES", FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
 SECTION  SIXTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE, MEANS SELF-ADMINIS-
 TERED CONTRACEPTIVE MEDICATIONS OR DEVICES APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL  FOOD
 AND  DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO PREVENT PREGNANCY BY USING HORMONES TO REGU-
 LATE OR PREVENT OVULATION, AND INCLUDES  ORAL  HORMONAL  CONTRACEPTIVES,
 HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE VAGINAL RINGS AND HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE PATCHES.
   §  3.  Section  6807  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
    4. A. A PHARMACIST LICENSED AND LOCATED IN THE STATE MAY  DISPENSE  A
 NON-PATIENT  SPECIFIC  REGIMEN  OF SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEP-
 TIVES, PRESCRIBED OR ORDERED BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN OR CERTIFIED  NURSE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01980-05-2
              

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