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Assembly Bill A7666

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the N.Y. state prescription medication cost containment program

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2009-A7666 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1645
Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง249-a, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A268, S111
2013-2014: A308, S1387
2015-2016: A1999, S470
2017-2018: S4918

2009-A7666 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the NYS prescription medication cost containment program.

2009-A7666 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7666

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Aging

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  elder  law,  in  relation to the New York state
  prescription medication cost containment program

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

  Section  1.  The elder law is amended by adding a new section 249-a to
read as follows:
  S 249-A. NEW  YORK  STATE  PRESCRIPTION  MEDICATION  COST  CONTAINMENT
PROGRAM.  1. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CREATE
THE NEW YORK STATE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION COST CONTAINMENT PROGRAM.
  2. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL OFFER NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS WHO  QUALIFY  FOR
THE EPIC PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF THIS ARTI-
CLE,  SEVERAL  OPTIONS  TO FILL MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS THROUGH A CANADIAN
MAIL ORDER COMPANY. SUCH COMPANIES SHALL BE SELECTED THROUGH COMPETITIVE
BIDDING PROCESS, TO BE DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE EXECUTIVE  DIREC-
TOR.  CANADIAN DRUG SUPPLIERS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO
ALL MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS BY CANADA'S RESEARCHED BASED  PHARMA-
CEUTICAL COMPANIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08635-04-9

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