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Senate Bill S7249A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing the use of medical marihuana for severe chronic pain

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2015-S7249 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9514
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3360, Pub Health L

2015-S7249 - Summary

Authorizes the use of medical marihuana for severe chronic pain not associated with another listed condition.

2015-S7249 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7249 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7249

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 11, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- 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 conditions permit-
  ting the use of medical marihuana

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  7 of section 3360 of the
public health law, as added by chapter  90  of  the  laws  of  2014,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (a) "Serious condition" means:
  (i)  having one of the following severe debilitating or life-threaten-
ing conditions: cancer, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus
or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, amyotrophic  lateral  sclerosis,
Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of
the  spinal  cord  with objective neurological indication of intractable
spasticity,  epilepsy,   inflammatory   bowel   disease,   neuropathies,
Huntington's  disease,  SEVERE  CHRONIC PAIN, or as added by the commis-
sioner; and
  (ii) any of the following conditions where it is clinically associated
with, or a complication of, a condition  under  this  paragraph  or  its
treatment:  cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe or chronic pain; severe
nausea; seizures; severe or persistent muscle spasms; or such conditions
as are added by the commissioner.
  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
section one of 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.
                                                           LBD13979-01-6

2015-S7249A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9514
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3360, Pub Health L

2015-S7249A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the use of medical marihuana for severe chronic pain not associated with another listed condition.

2015-S7249A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7249A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7249--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 11, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to conditions permit-
  ting the use of medical marihuana

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  7  of  section  3360  of  the
public  health  law,  as  added  by  chapter  90 of the laws of 2014, is
amended to read as follows:
  (a) "Serious condition" means:
  (i) having one of the following severe debilitating or  life-threaten-
ing conditions: cancer, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus
or  acquired  immune deficiency syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of
the spinal cord with objective neurological  indication  of  intractable
spasticity,   epilepsy,   inflammatory   bowel   disease,  neuropathies,
Huntington's disease, SEVERE CHRONIC PAIN (IN  WHICH  OTHER  THERAPEUTIC
INTERVENTIONS,  INCLUDING  OPIATE THERAPY, ARE CONTRAINDICATED, INEFFEC-
TIVE, OR LIKELY TO HAVE MORE SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS), or as added  by  the
commissioner; and
  (ii) any of the following conditions where it is clinically associated
with,  or  a  complication  of,  a condition under this paragraph or its
treatment: cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe or chronic pain;  severe
nausea; seizures; severe or persistent muscle spasms; or such conditions
as are added by the commissioner.
  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
section  one  of  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.
                                                           LBD13979-03-6

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