Senate Bill S8061

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to dispensing of drug adulterant testing supplies

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Current Bill Status - 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-S8061 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8525
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3309-b, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.2099-C & A.5200-B)

2023-S8061 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies provisions relating to dispensing of drug adulterant testing supplies.

2023-S8061 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8061 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8061
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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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