Assembly Bill A7592

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the practice of telepharmacy

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A7592 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6802, add §6833, Ed L

2023-A7592 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the practice of telepharmacy to allow for the practice of pharmacy provided by a pharmacist to one or more remote site pharmacies in which all sites are connected via computer link, video link and audio link, or other functionally equivalent telecommunications equipment.

2023-A7592 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7592
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the prac-
   tice of telepharmacy
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 6802 of the education law is amended by adding five
 new subdivisions 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34 to read as follows:
   30. "CENTRAL PHARMACY" MEANS A REGISTERED PHARMACY THAT PROVIDES PHAR-
 MACY SERVICES TO A REMOTE SITE PHARMACY VIA A COMPUTER LINK, VIDEO  LINK
 AND  AUDIO  LINK,  OR  OTHER  FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS
 EQUIPMENT.
   31. "REMOTE SITE PHARMACY" MEANS A REGISTERED PHARMACY WHERE DRUGS AND
 DEVICES ARE STORED AND DISPENSED, AND IS STAFFED BY PHARMACY TECHNICIANS
 WHO OPERATE UNDER THE REMOTE SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED PHARMACIST VIA  A
 COMPUTER  LINK,  VIDEO LINK AND AUDIO LINK, OR OTHER FUNCTIONALLY EQUIV-
 ALENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT.
   32. "REMOTE SUPERVISION" MEANS SUPERVISION BY  A  LICENSED  PHARMACIST
 VIA  COMPUTER  LINK,  VIDEO  LINK  AND AUDIO LINK, OR OTHER FUNCTIONALLY
 EQUIVALENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT.
   33. "TELEPHARMACY" MEANS THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY PROVIDED BY A  PHAR-
 MACIST  TO  ONE  OR  MORE  REMOTE SITE PHARMACIES IN WHICH ALL SITES ARE
 CONNECTED VIA COMPUTER LINK, VIDEO LINK AND AUDIO LINK, OR  OTHER  FUNC-
 TIONALLY EQUIVALENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT.
   34. "TELEPHARMACY IN HOSPITALS" MEANS A CENTRAL HOSPITAL PHARMACY WITH
 ONE  OR MORE REMOTE SITE PHARMACIES IN WHICH ALL SITES ARE CONNECTED VIA
 COMPUTER LINK, VIDEO LINK AND AUDIO LINK, OR OTHER  FUNCTIONALLY  EQUIV-
 ALENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT.
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6833 to read
 as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11017-02-3
 A. 7592                             2

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