Senate Bill S6692

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to develop a prescription drug abuse public awareness campaign

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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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2013-S6692 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1481
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A7805

2013-S6692 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, in consultation with the department of health, to develop a prescription drug abuse public awareness campaign.

2013-S6692 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6692 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6692

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 28, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

AN ACT requiring the office of alcoholism and substance abuse  services,
  in   consultation   with  the  department  of  health,  to  develop  a
  prescription drug abuse public awareness campaign

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

  Section  1. The commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance
abuse services, in consultation with the commissioner of the  department
of  health,  shall  develop  a  prescription drug abuse public awareness
campaign regarding the dangers  of  misuse  and  abuse  of  prescription
drugs.  Such  public  awareness  campaign shall be made available to the
public by any means deemed appropriate by the commissioner of the office
of alcoholism and substance abuse services.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06198-01-3

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