Assembly Bill A9018

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Designates tramadol as a schedule III narcotic drug, and eliminates certain hydrocodone compounds from the list of schedule III narcotic drugs; repealer

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  • 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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2011-A9018 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §3306 sub (e) ¶¶3 & 4, amd §3306, Pub Health L

2011-A9018 - Summary

Designates tramadol as a schedule III narcotic drug, and eliminates certain hydrocodone compounds from the list of schedule III narcotic drugs; provides that such compounds shall continue to be handled by licensed distributors in the manner applicable to schedule III controlled substances.

2011-A9018 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9018

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to designating trama-
  dol  as a schedule III narcotic drug; and to repeal paragraphs 3 and 4
  of subdivision (e) of schedule III of section 3306 of such law  relat-
  ing to the designation of hydrocodone as a schedule III narcotic drug

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs 3 and 4 of subdivision (e) of  schedule  III  of
section  3306  of the public health law are REPEALED and a new paragraph
10 is added to read as follows:
  (10) TRAMADOL IN ANY QUANTITIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.








 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13421-02-1

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2011-A9018A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §3306 sub (e) ¶¶3 & 4, amd §3306, Pub Health L

2011-A9018A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates tramadol as a schedule III narcotic drug, and eliminates certain hydrocodone compounds from the list of schedule III narcotic drugs; provides that such compounds shall continue to be handled by licensed distributors in the manner applicable to schedule III controlled substances.

2011-A9018A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9018--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, MURRAY, SAYWARD -- read once and referred
  to  the  Committee  on  Health  -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to designating trama-
  dol as a schedule III narcotic drug and certain  requirements  imposed
  upon  distributors,  relating to certain compounds containing hydroco-
  done; and to repeal paragraphs 3 and 4 of subdivision (e) of  schedule
  III  of section 3306 of such law relating to the designation of hydro-
  codone as a schedule III narcotic drug

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

  Section  1.  Paragraphs  3 and 4 of subdivision (e) of schedule III of
section 3306 of the public health law are REPEALED and a  new  paragraph
10 is added to read as follows:
  (10) TRAMADOL IN ANY QUANTITIES.
  S 2.  The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3317 to
read as follows:
  S  3317.  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  CERTAIN COMPOUNDS CONTAINING HYDROCODONE.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A DISTRIBUTOR  LICENSED  AND
REGULATED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE, REGULATED BY THE
STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE  ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF
THE EDUCATION LAW, AND REGISTERED AND REGULATED  BY  THE  UNITED  STATES
DRUG  ENFORCEMENT  ADMINISTRATION,  SHALL  BE  EXEMPT  FROM THE STORAGE,
REPORTING,  ORDERING,  RECORD  KEEPING  AND  PHYSICAL  SECURITY  CONTROL
REQUIREMENTS  FOR  SCHEDULE  II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES WITH REGARD TO ANY
MATERIAL, COMPOUND, MIXTURE OR  PREPARATION  CONTAINING  NOT  MORE  THAN
THREE  HUNDRED  MILLIGRAMS  OF  DIHYDROCODEINONE  (HYDROCODONE)  PER ONE
HUNDRED MILLILITERS OR NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN MILLIGRAMS PER DOSAGE UNIT,
WITH (A) A FOURFOLD OR GREATER QUANTITY OF AN ISOQUINOLINE  ALKALOID  OF
OPIUM,  OR (B) ONE OR MORE ACTIVE NON-NARCOTIC INGREDIENTS IN RECOGNIZED
THERAPEUTIC AMOUNTS; OR THEIR SALTS CALCULATED  AS  THE  FREE  ANHYDROUS
BASE  OR  ALKALOID.  SUCH  CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE
SAME SUCH REQUIREMENTS AS THOSE IMPOSED FOR SCHEDULE III NARCOTIC DRUGS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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