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Assembly Bill A363

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for the creation of a drug guide for seniors regarding the drugs commonly used by people over 62 years of age

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2013-A363 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2239
Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add §224, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1962, S2031
2011-2012: A2154, S2179
2015-2016: A422
2017-2018: A633
2019-2020: A2326

2013-A363 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the creation of a drug guide for seniors regarding the drugs commonly used by people over 62 years of age; provides that such guide will include functions and drug interactions.

2013-A363 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   363

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. DINOWITZ, MILLMAN, MILLER, COLTON -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  BROOK-KRASNY, HOOPER, JACOBS, P. LOPEZ  --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Aging

AN  ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to creating and distributing
  a drug guide for senior consumers

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

  Section  1.  The  elder  law is amended by adding a new section 224 to
read as follows:
  S 224. SENIOR DRUG GUIDE. THE DIRECTOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE  STATE
BOARD OF PHARMACY, AND AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,
SHALL,  WITHIN AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE BY APPROPRIATION THEREFOR, PREPARE
AND PUBLISH A GUIDE EXPLAINING THE PURPOSE, FUNCTION,  AND  COMMON  DRUG
INTERACTIONS  OF  DRUGS  COMMONLY  USED  BY  PERSONS  OVER  THE  AGE  OF
SIXTY-TWO. THE GUIDE SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE EFFECTS  OF  COMBINING  SUCH
MEDICATIONS  WITH  ALCOHOL  CONSUMPTION.    THE DIRECTOR SHALL TAKE SUCH
ACTIONS AS SHALL BE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE TO MAKE SUCH GUIDE  AVAIL-
ABLE  TO  INDIVIDUALS UPON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE THROUGH DESIGNATED
AGENCIES, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED  FOURTEEN  OF
THIS  TITLE,  EXCEPT  THAT  REQUESTS  FOR  MORE THAN TEN COPIES SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO A REASONABLE CHARGE TO COVER THE  COST  OF  REPRODUCTION  AND
HANDLING.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  on  the first of September next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01160-01-3

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