| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to higher education |
| Jun 25, 2015 |
committed to rules |
| Mar 19, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
| Mar 18, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
| Mar 17, 2015 |
1st report cal.257 |
| Mar 03, 2015 |
print number 2661a |
| Mar 03, 2015 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
| Jan 27, 2015 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S2661A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2015-S2661 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4278
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §6810, Ed L
2015-S2661 - Summary
Authorizes out of state businesses engaged in the sale of prescriptions and registered with the education department, to deliver prescriptions to users off the premises of such businesses; provides that patient consent to off premises delivery of prescriptions shall be obtained in the same manner as provided under the federal Medicare Part D program.
2015-S2661 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2661
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to
delivery of prescriptions off premises of a pharmacy
PURPOSE:
Makes provisions requiring consent prior to the delivery of a
prescription or refill off premises applicable to non-resident
pharmacies
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends Education Law § 6810(2)(a) to ensure the provisions
of this section apply to pharmacies registered with the Department of
Education under Education Law § 6808-b.
Section two provides that the act shall take effect immediately and
shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after
October 21, 2014.
JUSTIFICATION:
Chapter 413 of 2014, which was signed into law on October 21, 2014,
prohibits a pharmacy from delivering a prescription or refill off
premises without the consent of the patient. This law was enacted as a
2015-S2661 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2661
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 27, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to delivery of
prescriptions off premises of a pharmacy
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The second undesignated paragraph of paragraph (a) of
subdivision 2 of section 6810 of the education law, as added by chapter
413 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
A pharmacy registered with the department pursuant to section sixty-
eight hundred eight OR SIXTY-EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHT-B of this article may
not deliver a new or refilled prescription off premises without the
consent of the patient or an individual authorized to consent on the
patient's behalf. Consent shall include one of the following:
(1) the patient or authorized individual's signature of acceptance of
each prescription delivered;
(2) the pharmacy may contact the patient or other authorized individ-
ual for consent to deliver and must document consent in the patient
record; or
(3) for pharmacies that administer refill reminder or medication
adherence programs and deliver off premises, if a signature is not
received on each prescription, then the refill reminder program or medi-
cation adherence program shall be an OPT-IN program that is updated with
patient consent every one hundred eighty days accompanied by a docu-
mented patient record review by a licensed pharmacist from the providing
pharmacy and the patient before continuation of medication delivery can
occur.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after October 21, 2014.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08512-01-5
2015-S2661A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4278
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §6810, Ed L
2015-S2661A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes out of state businesses engaged in the sale of prescriptions and registered with the education department, to deliver prescriptions to users off the premises of such businesses; provides that patient consent to off premises delivery of prescriptions shall be obtained in the same manner as provided under the federal Medicare Part D program.
2015-S2661A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2661A
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to
delivery of prescriptions off premises of a pharmacy
PURPOSE:
Makes provisions requiring consent prior to the delivery of a
prescription or refill off premises applicable to non-resident
pharmacies and provides that consent may be obtained in the same
manner required by Medicare Part D.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends Education Law § 6810(2)(a) to ensure the provisions
of this section apply to pharmacies registered with the Department of
Education under Education Law § 6808-b. This section also amends the
consent requirement to provide that consent may be obtained in the
same manner and process as deemed acceptable under the federal
Medicare Part D program.
Section two provides that the act shall take effect immediately and
shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after
October 21, 2014.
JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S2661A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2661--A
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 27, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to delivery of
prescriptions off premises of a pharmacy
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The second undesignated paragraph of paragraph (a) of
subdivision 2 of section 6810 of the education law, as added by chapter
413 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
A pharmacy registered with the department pursuant to section sixty-
eight hundred eight OR SIXTY-EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHT-B of this article may
not deliver a new or refilled prescription off premises without the
consent of the patient or an individual authorized to consent on the
patient's behalf. [Consent shall include one of the following:
(1) the patient or authorized individual's signature of acceptance of
each prescription delivered;
(2) the pharmacy may contact the patient or other authorized individ-
ual for consent to deliver and must document consent in the patient
record; or
(3) for pharmacies that administer refill reminder or medication
adherence programs and deliver off premises, if a signature is not
received on each prescription, then the refill reminder program or medi-
cation adherence program shall be an OPT-IN program that is updated with
patient consent every one hundred eighty days accompanied by a docu-
mented patient record review by a licensed pharmacist from the providing
pharmacy and the patient before continuation of medication delivery can
occur] FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, CONSENT MAY BE OBTAINED IN THE
SAME MANNER AND PROCESS BY WHICH CONSENT IS DEEMED ACCEPTABLE UNDER THE
FEDERAL MEDICARE PART D PROGRAM.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after October 21, 2014.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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