Assembly Bill A8525

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to dispensing of drug adulterant testing supplies

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Current Bill Status Via S8061 - 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-A8525 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8061
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3309-b, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.2099-C & A.5200-B)

2023-A8525 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies provisions relating to dispensing of drug adulterant testing supplies.

2023-A8525 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8525
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2024
                                ___________
 
 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 dispensing of drug
   adulterant testing supplies
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3309-b of the public health  law,  as  added  by  a
 chapter  of  the laws of 2023 constituting Matthew's law, as proposed in
 legislative bills numbers S. 2099-C and A. 5200-B, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 3309-b. Dispensing of drug adulterant testing supplies. 1.  As  used
 in this section:
   (a)  "Drug adulterant testing supplies" means any drug testing product
 that is used to determine  whether  a  [controlled]  substance  contains
 fentanyl or a fentanyl analog.
   (b)  "Health care professional" means a person licensed, registered or
 authorized pursuant to title eight of the  education  law  to  prescribe
 prescription drugs.
   (c)  "Pharmacist"  means  a  person licensed or authorized to practice
 pharmacy pursuant to article one hundred thirty-seven of  the  education
 law.
   2.  A health care professional or pharmacist is authorized to dispense
 drug adulterant testing supplies to any person.   [Any  drug  adulterant
 testing  supplies  dispensed  under  this  section  shall be stored at a
 licensed pharmacy, hospital, clinic, or other health care facility or at
 the medical office of a health care professional and in  a  manner  that
 limits  access  to  the  drug adulterant testing supplies to health care
 professionals or pharmacists employed at the pharmacy, hospital, clinic,
 or other health care facility or medical office and any  persons  desig-
 nated  by  the  health  care professional or pharmacist. Drug adulterant
 testing supplies dispensed at a retail store containing a pharmacy under
 this section shall be dispensed only from the pharmacy department of the
 retail store. No quantity of drug adulterant  testing  supplies  greater

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01425-08-4

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