Assembly Bill A873

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to analysis of data in the prescription monitoring program registry

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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-A873 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1286
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3343-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8914, S5653
2021-2022: A3447, S5199

2023-A873 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A873 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    873
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred 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.
                                                            LBD01245-01-3

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