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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S708
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S708 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S708 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S708 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to labeling of prescription drugs in languages other than English PURPOSE : The purpose of this bill is to direct the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and regulations for the labeling of prescription drugs in another language other than English. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill intends to incorporate a new subdivision into Section 1. Section 206 of the New York State Public Health Law. Subdivision 26 which will amend the New York State Public Health Law will state, that the commissioner shall promulgate by rule and regulation criteria directing pharmacies to provide prescription bottle labels, which include instructions for taking the medicine, in languages other than English. EXISTING LAW : New law. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY S.7141 2008
2009-S708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 708 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to labeling of prescription drugs in languages other than English THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 26 to read as follows: 26. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE BY RULE AND REGULATION CRITERIA DIRECTING PHARMACIES TO PROVIDE PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE LABELS, WHICH INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TAKING THE MEDICINE, IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Provided, however, that effective immediate- ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed 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. LBD04986-01-9
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