NY State Senate Bill 2023-S7459

Senate Bill S7459

Signed By Governor

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to information to be provided by a veterinarian initially prescribing or dispensing a drug to a dog, cat, or rabbit

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Current Bill Status Via A6996 - 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
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 30, 2023	signed chap.153
Jun 29, 2023	delivered to governor
Jun 07, 2023	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1722 substituted for s7459
Jun 07, 2023	substituted by a6996 ordered to third reading cal.1722 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 26, 2023	referred to higher education

Votes

- Jun 7, 2023 - Floor Vote
  A6996
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 7, 2023
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      excused (2)
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
  Jun 7, 2023 - Rules Committee Vote
  S7459
  
  21
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 7, 2023
      
      aye (21)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Helming
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas

2023-S7459 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6996
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §6715, Ed L; amd §3, Chap 678 of 2022

2023-S7459 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to information to be provided by a veterinarian initially prescribing or dispensing a drug to a dog, cat, or rabbit; extends the effective date of such provisions.

2023-S7459 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7459

SPONSOR: MARTINEZ
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to information to be
provided by a veterinarian initially prescribing or dispensing a drug to
a dog, cat, or rabbit; and to amend Buoy's law, in relation to the
effectiveness thereof

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to provide technical amendments to chapter
678 of the Laws of 2022.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. amends section 6715 of the education law to provide that this
section shall only apply to dogs, cats and rabbits. This section shall
further limit the provisions of this section to only apply for medica-
tions to be prescribed and dispensed outside of the office.  This
section also provides that any disclosures pursuant to subdivision one

shall be provided in writing or orally and be noted in patient medical
records.

Section 2. amends section 3 of chapter 678 of the laws of 2022 to change
the effective date from 180 days to 18 months.

Section 3. is the enacting clause

 
JUSTIFICATION:

These technical amendments are based on concerns expressed by the State
Education Department (SED) on the implementation of the current chapter.
Medications administered outside of the office should require disclosure
in the event that a side effect occurs. There are no trained veterinari-
ans with the patient outside of the office and the disclosure of this
information could be vital in ensuring pet safety. Medication informa-
tion should also only be administered upon initial prescription to avoid
any potential redundancy or confusion.

The current chapter would also require disclosure of medicinal informa-
tion to patients of all animals receiving veterinary care.  This created
an issue due to the manufacturer of these medications not always provid-
ing veterinarians the information on the medications prescribed to the
patients. This is especially common in animals not deemed traditional
"companion animals", which is the category that dogs, cats and rabbits
all fall into. This legislation would limit the provisions related to
disclosure to such "companion" animals.

The technical amendments made also took into consideration the effective
date for the chaptered legislation. Extending the time period from 180
days to 18 months ensures that SED has enough time to properly write and
review regulations on provisions related to this chapter.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that section
one of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
manner as section 2 of chapter 678 of the laws of 2022, takes effect.

2023-S7459 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7459
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  information  to  be
   provided  by a veterinarian initially prescribing or dispensing a drug
   to a dog, cat, or rabbit; and to amend Buoy's law, in relation to  the
   effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 6715 of the education law, as added by chapter  678
 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   §  6715.  Dispensing  information  to be provided by veterinarians. 1.
 Each time a  veterinarian  INITIALLY  prescribes[,]  OR  dispenses[,  or
 provides] a drug to [an animal]A DOG, CAT, OR RABBIT FOR USE OUTSIDE THE
 OFFICE,  the  veterinarian shall provide to the owner of such animal, or
 his or her agent, the following information:
   (a) the name and description of the drug;
   (b) directions for use, including, if applicable, any  actions  to  be
 taken in the event of a missed dose;
   (c) if available, manufacturer instructions for proper storage;
   (d)  any common reasonably anticipated adverse effects associated with
 the use of such drug; and
   (e) if available, manufacturer precautions and relevant warnings.
   2. The provisions of paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision one of this
 section shall only apply when the manufacturer has made available infor-
 mation  for  the  specific  animal  species  to  which  such   drug   is
 prescribed[,]  OR dispensed [or provided] PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 THIS SECTION.
   3. THE INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF  THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED IN WRITING OR ORALLY AND THE METHOD OF DISCLO-
 SURE SHALL BE NOTED IN THE PATIENT MEDICAL RECORD.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10912-01-3
 S. 7459                             2

 
   § 2. Section 3 of chapter 678 of the laws of 2022, constituting Buoy's
 law, is amended to read as follows:
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect [on the one hundred eightieth day]
 EIGHTEEN MONTHS after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
 sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 section  one  of  this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
 same manner as section 2 of chapter 678  of  the  laws  of  2022,  takes
 effect.

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