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Senate Bill S6998

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to practitioners authorized to prescribe medical marihuana

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2015-S6998 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9510
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3360, Pub Health L

2015-S6998 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to defining additional practitioners authorized to prescribe medical marihuana.

2015-S6998 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6998 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6998

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 15, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- 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  practitioners
  authorized to prescribe medical marihuana

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section 3360 of the public health law, as
added by chapter 90 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
  12. "Practitioner" means a practitioner who (i) is a physician, PHYSI-
CIAN ASSISTANT OR NURSE PRACTITIONER, licensed OR CERTIFIED by New  York
state  and  practicing within the state, ACTING WITHIN HIS OR HER LAWFUL
SCOPE OF PRACTICE; (ii) [who] by training or experience is qualified  to
treat  a  serious  condition  as  defined  in  subdivision seven of this
section; and (iii) has completed a two to four hour course as determined
by the commissioner in regulation and registered  with  the  department;
provided however, a registration shall not be denied without cause. Such
course  may  count toward board certification requirements. [The commis-
sioner shall consider the inclusion of nurse  practitioners  under  this
title based upon considerations including access and availability. After
such  consideration the commissioner is authorized to deem nurse practi-
tioners as practitioners under this title.]
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the  amend-
ments  to  title 5-a of article 33 of the public health law made by this
act shall not affect the expiration and repeal of such title  and  shall
expire and be deemed repealed therewith.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13604-01-6

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