Assembly Bill A5984

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the dispensal of controlled substances by ER practitioners

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A5984 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3342, Pub Health L

2023-A5984 - Summary

Allows a practitioner in a hospital without a full-time pharmacy to dispense to a patient in a hospital emergency room for use off the premises a 24 hour supply of certain drugs, unless the federal drug enforcement administration has authorized a longer time period for the purpose of initiating maintenance treatment, detoxification treatment, or both.

2023-A5984 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5984
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 28, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to increasing the
   supply of controlled substances a practitioner in a hospital without a
   full-time pharmacy may dispense to a patient in a  hospital  emergency
   room for use off the premises

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3342 of the public health law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  692  of  the  laws  of 1976, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. An institutional dispenser may dispense controlled  substances  for
 use off its premises only pursuant to a prescription, prepared and filed
 in  conformity with this title, provided, however, that, in an emergency
 situation as defined by rule or regulation of the department, a  practi-
 tioner   in  a  hospital  without  a  full-time  pharmacy  may  dispense
 controlled substances to a patient in a hospital emergency room for  use
 off  the  premises  of  the  institutional dispenser for a period not to
 exceed [twenty-four] SEVENTY-TWO hours.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09730-01-3

2023-A5984A - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3342, Pub Health L

2023-A5984A - Summary

Allows a practitioner in a hospital without a full-time pharmacy to dispense to a patient in a hospital emergency room for use off the premises a 24 hour supply of certain drugs, unless the federal drug enforcement administration has authorized a longer time period for the purpose of initiating maintenance treatment, detoxification treatment, or both.

2023-A5984A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5984--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 28, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance
   with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to increasing the
   supply of controlled substances a practitioner in a hospital without a
   full-time pharmacy may dispense to a patient in a  hospital  emergency
   room for use off the premises
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3342 of the public health law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  692  of  the  laws  of 1976, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. An institutional dispenser may dispense controlled  substances,  AS
 SUCH  TERM  IS  DEFINED  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION THIRTY-
 THREE HUNDRED TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, for use off its premises only  pursu-
 ant to a prescription, prepared and filed in conformity with this title,
 provided, however, that, in an emergency situation as defined by rule or
 regulation  of  the  department,  a practitioner in a hospital without a
 full-time pharmacy may dispense controlled substances to a patient in  a
 hospital  emergency  room  for use off the premises of the institutional
 dispenser for a period not to exceed  [twenty-four]  SEVENTY-TWO  hours,
 UNLESS  THE  FEDERAL DRUG   ENFORCEMENT  ADMINISTRATION HAS AUTHORIZED A
 LONGER TIME PERIOD FOR THE PURPOSE OF INITIATING MAINTENANCE  TREATMENT,
 DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT, OR BOTH.
   §  2.   This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09730-03-4

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2023-A5984B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3342, Pub Health L

2023-A5984B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows a practitioner in a hospital without a full-time pharmacy to dispense to a patient in a hospital emergency room for use off the premises a 24 hour supply of certain drugs, unless the federal drug enforcement administration has authorized a longer time period for the purpose of initiating maintenance treatment, detoxification treatment, or both.

2023-A5984B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5984--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 28, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance
   with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to the supply of
   controlled substances a practitioner in a hospital without a full-time
   pharmacy may dispense to a patient in a hospital  emergency  room  for
   use off the premises
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3342 of the public health law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  692  of  the  laws  of 1976, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. An institutional dispenser may dispense controlled  substances  for
 use off its premises only pursuant to a prescription, prepared and filed
 in  conformity with this title, provided, however, that, in an emergency
 situation as defined by rule or regulation of the department, a  practi-
 tioner   in  a  hospital  without  a  full-time  pharmacy  may  dispense
 controlled substances to a patient in a hospital emergency room for  use
 off  the  premises  of  the  institutional dispenser for a period not to
 exceed twenty-four hours, UNLESS THE FEDERAL DRUG  ENFORCEMENT  ADMINIS-
 TRATION HAS AUTHORIZED A LONGER TIME PERIOD FOR THE PURPOSE OF  INITIAT-
 ING MAINTENANCE TREATMENT, DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT, OR BOTH.
   §  2.   This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09730-04-4

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