Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 12, 2012 |
committee discharged and committed to rules notice of committee consideration - requested |
Jan 11, 2012 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S6181
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S6181 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S6181 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6181 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to creating medicinal guidelines to aid in the administration of prescription drugs to patients with high risks of addiction PURPOSE: This bill requires the Department of Health to draft guidelines for the transition of patients from substances with a high risk of addiction to those with a low risk of addiction. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 defines the bill as Michael David Israel Addiction Transition Law. Section 2 directs the Department of Health to promulgate guidelines for transitioning patients from high risk of addiction pain management solutions to low risk of addiction pain management solutions. Section 3 is the enacting clause. JUSTIFICATION: Michael David Israel, the son of Avi and Julie Israel, was one of many
2011-S6181 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6181 I N S E N A T E January 11, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 creating medicinal guidelines to aid in the administration of prescription drugs to patients with high risks of addiction THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michael David Israel addiction transition law". S 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3351-a to read as follows: S 3351-A. GUIDELINES. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE MEDICAL GUIDE- LINES AND REGULATIONS FOR PERSONS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS TITLE TO DISTRIBUTE OR DISPENSE SUBSTANCES CONTROLLED UNDER THIS TITLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF HELPING SUCH PERSONS TRANSITION PATIENTS FROM PAIN MANAGEMENT SUBSTANCES WITH A HIGH RISK OF ADDICTION TO PAIN MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT PRESENT A LOW RISK OF ADDICTION OR DO NOT INVOLVE SUBSTANCES REGU- LATED UNDER THIS TITLE. S 3. 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. LBD13613-01-1
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