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Senate Bill S3276

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the use of electronic medical records system when dispensing certain controlled substances

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2009-S3276 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7065
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3335, Pub Health L

2009-S3276 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the use of an electronic medical records system when dispensing certain controlled substances; defines "electronic medical records system"; authorizes physicians with patients receiving Medicaid to dispense prescriptions through such electronic medical records system.

2009-S3276 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3276 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3276

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- 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  authorizing  the
  use  of  the  electronic  medical  records system when issuing certain
  controlled substances

  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
3335 to read as follows:
  S 3335. ISSUING UPON  PRESCRIPTIONS  VIA  ELECTRONIC  MEDICAL  RECORDS
SYSTEM.  1.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION, THE TERM "ELECTRONIC
MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS  SYSTEM
WHICH ENABLES A PHYSICIAN TO CONSOLIDATE RECORD KEEPING.
  2.  A  PHYSICIAN  MAY  DISPENSE  DIRECTLY TO A PHARMACY ANY CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE PRESCRIPTION PURSUANT TO AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM.
  3. IF A PHYSICIAN OPTS TO ISSUE PRESCRIPTIONS PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION
TWO  OF  THIS SECTION, SUCH PHYSICIAN SHALL BE ELIGIBLE AND PERMITTED TO
ISSUE ANY AND ALL PRESCRIPTIONS THROUGH SUCH ELECTRONIC MEDICAL  RECORDS
SYSTEM, INCLUDING PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PATIENTS RECEIVING MEDICAID.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  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.
                                                           LBD00689-01-9

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