Assembly Bill A825

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the dispensing of glucagon

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Current Bill Status - Stricken

  • 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-A825 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §279-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11071
2021-2022: A5742

2023-A825 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the dispensing of glucagon; authorizes a pharmacist to dispense any Food and Drug Administration approved glucagon medication to an insulin using person regardless if the person currently has or previously has had a prescription for glucagon.

2023-A825 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    825
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the dispensing of
   glucagon
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 279-a to read as follows:
   § 279-A. DISPENSING OF GLUCAGON. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  PROVISIONS
 OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  A PHARMACIST MAY DISPENSE ANY FOOD AND DRUG
 ADMINISTRATION APPROVED GLUCAGON MEDICATION TO AN INSULIN  USING  PERSON
 REGARDLESS  IF  THE  PERSON  CURRENTLY  HAS  OR  PREVIOUSLY  HAS  HAD  A
 PRESCRIPTION FOR GLUCAGON.
   1. (A) A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL MAY PRESCRIBE BY A  PATIENT-SPECIFIC
 OR  NON-PATIENT-SPECIFIC  PRESCRIPTION, DISPENSE OR DISTRIBUTE, DIRECTLY
 OR INDIRECTLY, AN ORDER OF GLUCAGON TO A GLUCAGON RECIPIENT;
   (B) A  PHARMACIST  MAY  DISPENSE  AN  ORDER  OF  GLUCAGON,  THROUGH  A
 PATIENT-SPECIFIC  OR  NON-PATIENT-SPECIFIC PRESCRIPTION PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION, TO A GLUCAGON RECIPIENT;
   (C) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED  TO  REQUIRE  A
 PRESCRIPTION FOR ANY ORDER OF GLUCAGON THAT DOES NOT OTHERWISE REQUIRE A
 PRESCRIPTION;  NOR SHALL IT BE DEEMED TO LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OF A HEALTH
 CARE PROFESSIONAL TO PRESCRIBE, DISPENSE OR DISTRIBUTE, OR OF A  PHARMA-
 CIST TO DISPENSE, AN ORDER OF GLUCAGON UNDER ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW,
 PROVIDED THAT:
   (I)  ANY  DISPENSING OF GLUCAGON UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE DONE ONLY
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PHYSICIAN-APPROVED PROTOCOL AND SHALL  SPECIFY  THE
 MINIMUM REQUIRED COMPONENTS OF ANY SUCH PROTOCOL;
   (II) THE PERSON TO WHOM GLUCAGON IS DISPENSED SHALL BE EDUCATED BY THE
 PHARMACIST  AS TO THE MECHANISM AND CIRCUMSTANCES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
 OF GLUCAGON; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00742-01-3

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