Senate Bill S70

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires health care professionals to inquire about the opioid history of certain patients

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Alcoholism And Substance Use Disorders 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-S70 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7306
Current Committee:
Senate Alcoholism And Substance Use Disorders
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3309-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S9127
2025-2026: S101

2023-S70 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that where a health care professional or professionals require the completion of an allergy checklist or form by the patient, prior to receiving care by such professional or professionals, the checklist or form shall also inquire about the opioid history of such patient.

2023-S70 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S70 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    70
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism  and  Substance
   Abuse
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to requesting the
   opioid history of certain persons

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 3309-b to read as follows:
   § 3309-B. OPIOID PREVENTION; REQUEST OPIOID HISTORY.   NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WHERE A HEALTH CARE
 PROFESSIONAL OR PROFESSIONALS  REQUIRE  THE  COMPLETION  OF  AN  ALLERGY
 CHECKLIST  OR  FORM  BY  THE  PATIENT,  PRIOR  TO RECEIVING CARE BY SUCH
 PROFESSIONAL OR PROFESSIONALS, THE CHECKLIST OR FORM SHALL ALSO  INQUIRE
 ABOUT  THE  OPIOID HISTORY OF SUCH PATIENT. SUCH OPIOID HISTORY PROVIDED
 BY THE PATIENT, IF ANY, IS INTENDED TO INFORM THE  HEALTH  CARE  PROFES-
 SIONAL  OR  PROFESSIONALS  DIAGNOSTIC  AND TREATMENT OPTIONS IN ORDER TO
 PREVENT ANY OPIOID RELAPSE BY SUCH  PATIENT.    THE  PROVISION  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  NOT  SUPPLANT  THE  REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH UNDER SECTION
 THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE-A OF THIS ARTICLE RELATED TO  THE  DUTY
 TO CONSULT THE PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM REGISTRY.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00591-01-3

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