Assembly Bill A3074A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the distribution of educational materials regarding the misuse of and addiction to prescription drugs

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2017-A3074 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4326
Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7837, S6725
2015-2016: A881, S8080
2019-2020: A3348, S379
2021-2022: S5566
2023-2024: S4321

2017-A3074 - Summary

Relates to the distribution of educational materials regarding the misuse of and addiction to prescription drugs in counties with the most prevalent abuse of prescription opioids.

2017-A3074 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3074
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CYMBROWITZ, CRESPO, CUSICK, GOODELL -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M.   of A. ARROYO, BUCHWALD,  COOK,  CROUCH,  FARRELL,
   GUNTHER,  HIKIND,  HOOPER,  JAFFEE,  LUPINACCI,  MAGEE,  MOSLEY, MOYA,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, RA, RIVERA, TITUS -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

 AN  ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the distribution
   of educational materials regarding the  misuse  of  and  addiction  to
   prescription drugs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 19.09 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision (k) to read as follows:
   (K)  (1)  THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF
 HEALTH, SHALL CREATE OR UTILIZE  EXISTING  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS  WHICH
 SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE DANGERS OF MISUSE AND THE POTEN-
 TIAL FOR ADDICTION TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, TREATMENT RESOURCES AVAILABLE,
 AND  THE PROPER WAY TO DISPOSE OF UNUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.  SUCH MATE-
 RIALS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PHARMACISTS AND MAY BE DISTRIBUTED WITH
 ANY PRESCRIBED DRUG THAT IS  A  CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCE  BY  A  PHARMACIST
 LICENSED  BY  THE  STATE  TO  DISPENSE  PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO THE PUBLIC
 PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE OF THE EDUCATION  LAW.  THE
 INFORMATION  CONTAINED  IN  SUCH  MATERIALS  SHALL ALSO BE POSTED ON THE
 WEBSITE OF THE OFFICE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. SUCH MATERIALS SHALL
 BE PROVIDED IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE
 COMMISSIONERS.
   (2) UTILIZING DATA THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE OFFICE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, INFORMATION OBTAINED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION
 THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED NINE-A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW,  THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL  IDENTIFY THE COUNTIES IN NEW YORK STATE WHERE PRESCRIPTION OPIOID
 ABUSE IS MOST PREVALENT. PHARMACISTS LICENSED BY THE STATE  TO  DISPENSE
 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS MAY BE NOTIFIED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A3074A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4326
Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7837, S6725
2015-2016: A881, S8080
2019-2020: A3348, S379
2021-2022: S5566
2023-2024: S4321

2017-A3074A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the distribution of educational materials regarding the misuse of and addiction to prescription drugs in counties with the most prevalent abuse of prescription opioids.

2017-A3074A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3074--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CYMBROWITZ, CRESPO, CUSICK, GOODELL -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M.   of A. ARROYO, BUCHWALD,  COOK,  CROUCH,  FARRELL,
   GUNTHER,  HIKIND,  HOOPER,  JAFFEE,  LUPINACCI,  MAGEE,  MOSLEY, MOYA,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, RA, RIVERA, TITUS -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Alcoholism and Drug Abuse -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the distribution
   in counties with the  most  prevalent  prescription  opioid  abuse  of
   educational  materials  regarding  the  misuse  of  and  addiction  to
   prescription drugs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision (j) of section 19.09 of the mental hygiene law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph 4 to read as follows:
   (4) UTILIZING DATA THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE OFFICE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, INFORMATION OBTAINED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION
 THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED NINE-A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW,  THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL  IDENTIFY THE COUNTIES IN NEW YORK STATE WHERE PRESCRIPTION OPIOID
 ABUSE IS MOST PREVALENT. PHARMACISTS LICENSED BY THE STATE  TO  DISPENSE
 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS MAY BE NOTIFIED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER
 IN  COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ABOUT THE PREVALENCE OF
 OPIOID ABUSE IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH  PHARMACISTS  ARE  LOCATED  AND
 ENCOURAGE  THE  FACILITIES  WHERE  PRESCRIPTION  DRUGS  ARE DISPENSED TO
 DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS CREATED OR UTILIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06246-02-7

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