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Assembly Bill A2007

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the prescription drug discount program; repealer

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2009-A2007 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A805
2013-2014: A4392
2015-2016: A2291

2009-A2007 - Summary

Establishes the prescription drug discount program; establishes that the purpose of the program is to provide access to prescription drugs to participants at a discounted price and to allow for the negotiating of rebates that are exempt from the "best price" rule of the federal social security act; provides for the distribution of rebate funds and repeals a certain provision of the public health law relating thereto.

2009-A2007 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2007

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GOTTFRIED, SILVER, PAULIN, MAYERSOHN, DINOWITZ,
  CAHILL,  PEOPLES,  BING,  GALEF,   GUNTHER,   EDDINGTON,   CYMBROWITZ,
  J. RIVERA,  ENGLEBRIGHT, JOHN, ORTIZ, ROBINSON, DESTITO, HOOPER, HOYT,
  ROSENTHAL, JAFFEE, MAGNARELLI, MAISEL, LANCMAN, DelMONTE, CLARK, BROD-
  SKY, TITONE, ZEBROWSKI, RAMOS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ALFA-
  NO,  BENEDETTO,  BENJAMIN,  BOYLAND,  BRADLEY,  BRENNAN, BROOK-KRASNY,
  BURLING,  CHRISTENSEN,  COLTON,  ESPAILLAT,  FARRELL,  FIELDS,  GLICK,
  GORDON, GREENE, HEASTIE, HIKIND, HYER-SPENCER, KELLNER, KOON, LATIMER,
  LAVINE,  LIFTON, V. LOPEZ, LUPARDO, MAGEE, MARKEY, McDONOUGH, McENENY,
  McKEVITT,  MILLMAN,  MOLINARO,  PERRY,   PHEFFER,   PRETLOW,   REILLY,
  P. RIVERA,  SCARBOROUGH,  SEMINERIO,  SPANO,  STIRPE,  SWEENEY, TITUS,
  WALKER, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the  Committee
  on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to creating the
  prescription drug discount program and to repeal certain provisions of
  the public health law relating thereto

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings  and declaration.   The legislature
hereby finds and declares that the high and rising cost of  prescription
drugs  limits  access to those of limited means. It makes it more likely
that they will become eligible for Medicaid, imposing increased costs on
Medicaid.
  The legislature therefore declares that it is  an  appropriate  public
purpose  and  in the public interest for New York to exercise the powers
of the state to provide its residents with means and methods of reducing
the high cost of prescription drugs and avoid  increased  costs  to  the
Medicaid  program,  and  that  the  prescription drug assistance program
created by this act is consistent with these public purposes.
  The legislature further declares that the purpose of this  act  is  to
help  reduce  the  cost  of and improve access to prescription drugs, by

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00356-02-9
              

2009-A2007A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A805
2013-2014: A4392
2015-2016: A2291

2009-A2007A - Summary

Establishes the prescription drug discount program; establishes that the purpose of the program is to provide access to prescription drugs to participants at a discounted price and to allow for the negotiating of rebates that are exempt from the "best price" rule of the federal social security act; provides for the distribution of rebate funds and repeals a certain provision of the public health law relating thereto.

2009-A2007A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2007--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GOTTFRIED, SILVER, PAULIN, MAYERSOHN, DINOWITZ,
  CAHILL,  PEOPLES,  BING,  GALEF,   GUNTHER,   EDDINGTON,   CYMBROWITZ,
  J. RIVERA,  ENGLEBRIGHT, JOHN, ORTIZ, ROBINSON, DESTITO, HOOPER, HOYT,
  ROSENTHAL, JAFFEE, MAGNARELLI, MAISEL, LANCMAN, DelMONTE, CLARK, BROD-
  SKY, TITONE, ZEBROWSKI, RAMOS, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of
  A. ALFANO, BENEDETTO, BENJAMIN, BOYLAND, BRADLEY, BRENNAN, BROOK-KRAS-
  NY,  BURLING,  CHRISTENSEN, ESPAILLAT, FARRELL, FIELDS, GLICK, GORDON,
  GREENE, HEASTIE, HIKIND, HYER-SPENCER, JACOBS, KELLNER, KOON, LATIMER,
  LAVINE, LIFTON, V. LOPEZ, LUPARDO, MAGEE, MARKEY, McDONOUGH,  McENENY,
  McKEVITT,   MILLMAN,   MOLINARO,   PERRY,  PHEFFER,  PRETLOW,  REILLY,
  P. RIVERA, SCARBOROUGH,  SEMINERIO,  SPANO,  STIRPE,  SWEENEY,  TITUS,
  WALKER,  WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health -- reported and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health  law,  in  relation  to  creating  the
  prescription drug discount program and to repeal certain provisions of
  the public health law relating thereto

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative findings  and  declaration.    The  legislature
hereby  finds and declares that the high and rising cost of prescription
drugs limits access to those of limited means. It makes it  more  likely
that they will become eligible for Medicaid, imposing increased costs on
Medicaid.
  The  legislature  therefore  declares that it is an appropriate public
purpose and in the public interest for New York to exercise  the  powers
of the state to provide its residents with means and methods of reducing
the  high  cost  of  prescription drugs and avoid increased costs to the
Medicaid program, and that  the  prescription  drug  assistance  program
created by this act is consistent with these public purposes.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00356-03-9
              

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2009-A2007B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A805
2013-2014: A4392
2015-2016: A2291

2009-A2007B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the prescription drug discount program; establishes that the purpose of the program is to provide access to prescription drugs to participants at a discounted price and to allow for the negotiating of rebates that are exempt from the "best price" rule of the federal social security act; provides for the distribution of rebate funds and repeals a certain provision of the public health law relating thereto.

2009-A2007B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2007--B

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GOTTFRIED, SILVER, PAULIN, MAYERSOHN, DINOWITZ,
  CAHILL, PEOPLES-STOKES, BING, GALEF, GUNTHER,  CYMBROWITZ,  J. RIVERA,
  ENGLEBRIGHT,  JOHN, ORTIZ, ROBINSON, DESTITO, HOOPER, HOYT, ROSENTHAL,
  JAFFEE, MAGNARELLI, MAISEL, LANCMAN, DelMONTE, CLARK, BRODSKY, TITONE,
  ZEBROWSKI, RAMOS, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  ALFANO,
  BENEDETTO,  BENJAMIN,  BOYLAND,  BRENNAN,  BROOK-KRASNY,  CHRISTENSEN,
  ESPAILLAT,  FARRELL,   FIELDS,   GLICK,   GORDON,   HEASTIE,   HIKIND,
  HYER-SPENCER,   JACOBS,   KELLNER,   KOON,  LATIMER,  LAVINE,  LIFTON,
  V. LOPEZ, LUPARDO, MAGEE, MARKEY, McDONOUGH, McENENY, McKEVITT,  MILL-
  MAN,  MOLINARO,  PERRY,  PHEFFER, PRETLOW, REILLY, P. RIVERA, SCARBOR-
  OUGH, SPANO, STIRPE, SWEENEY, TITUS, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT --  read  once
  and  referred  to  the Committee on Health -- reported and referred to
  the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
  reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to creating the
  prescription drug discount program and to repeal certain provisions of
  the public health law relating thereto

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings  and declaration.   The legislature
hereby finds and declares that the high and rising cost of  prescription
drugs  limits  access to those of limited means. It makes it more likely
that they will become eligible for Medicaid, imposing increased costs on
Medicaid.
  The legislature therefore declares that it is  an  appropriate  public
purpose  and  in the public interest for New York to exercise the powers
of the state to provide its residents with means and methods of reducing
the high cost of prescription drugs and avoid  increased  costs  to  the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
A                                                          LBD00356-05-9

              

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