§ 239-b. Study on multidose vials and disposable medical equipment.
The department shall conduct a study on medications packaged in
multidose vials and disposable medical equipment, including but not
limited to syringes, needles, stopcocks and tubing. Such study shall
examine:

1. existing utilization patterns of multidose vials and disposable
medical equipment;

2. the potential to improve infection control practices by restricting
the use of multidose vials and mandating the use of disposable medical
equipment engineered for single use; and

3. the viability of restricting the use of multidose vials and
mandating the use of disposable medical equipment engineered for single
use. On or before January first, two thousand nine, the commissioner
shall provide the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the temporary
president of the senate, and the chairpersons of the assembly and senate
health committees with a report setting forth the conclusions of the
study and the commissioner's recommendations regarding multidose vials
and disposable medical equipment.