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Senate Bill S3972A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and regulations for the labeling of prescription drugs in other than English

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2011-S3972 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S708
2013-2014: S2717

2011-S3972 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and regulations for the labeling of prescription drugs in other than English.

2011-S3972 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3972 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3972

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ADAMS  -- 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  labeling  of
  prescription drugs in languages other than English

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

  Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 28 to read as follows:
  28. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE BY RULE AND REGULATION  CRITERIA
DIRECTING  PHARMACIES  TO  PROVIDE  PRESCRIPTION  BOTTLE  LABELS,  WHICH
INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TAKING THE MEDICINE, IN  LANGUAGES  OTHER  THAN
ENGLISH.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  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.
                                                           LBD03998-01-1

2011-S3972A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S708
2013-2014: S2717

2011-S3972A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and regulations for the labeling of prescription drugs in other than English.

2011-S3972A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3972A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3972--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ADAMS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on  Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health  law, in relation to labeling of
  prescription drugs in languages other than English

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

  Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 29 to read as follows:
  29.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE BY RULE AND REGULATION CRITERIA
DIRECTING  PHARMACIES  TO  PROVIDE  PRESCRIPTION  BOTTLE  LABELS,  WHICH
INCLUDE  INSTRUCTIONS  FOR  TAKING THE MEDICINE, IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN
ENGLISH.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly, 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.
                                                           LBD03998-02-1

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