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Assembly Bill A6718

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing NYS prescription medication cost containment program

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2015-A6718 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S461
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง159-d, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9207, S6210
2011-2012: A1098, S480
2013-2014: A4003, S1386
2017-2018: A6114, S4972
2019-2020: A6419

2015-A6718 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the New York state prescription medication cost containment program.

2015-A6718 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6718

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the New York state
  prescription medication cost containment program

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

  Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
159-d to read as follows:
  S  159-D.  NEW  YORK  STATE  PRESCRIPTION  MEDICATION COST CONTAINMENT
PROGRAM. 1. THE PRESIDENT, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION  TWO
OF  THIS CHAPTER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CREATE THE NEW YORK STATE
PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION COST CONTAINMENT PROGRAM.
  2. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL OFFER NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS WHO ARE  EMPLOYED
IN  THE  CIVIL  SERVICE OF THE STATE OR NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS WHO ARE
RETIRED FROM STATE SERVICE AND ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE NEW  YORK  STATE
HEALTH  INSURANCE PLAN (NYSHIP) AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, SEVERAL OPTIONS TO
FILL MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS THROUGH A CANADIAN MAIL ORDER  COMPANY.  SUCH
COMPANIES  SHALL  BE SELECTED THROUGH COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS, TO BE
DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE PRESIDENT, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO
OF SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER.  CANADIAN DRUG SUPPLIERS SHALL  INCLUDE,
BUT  SHALL  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO  ALL  MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS BY
CANADA'S RESEARCHED BASED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES.
  S 2. Nothing contained in this act shall  supersede  or  diminish  the
terms of a collective bargaining agreement.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01624-01-5

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