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Senate Bill S7242

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to registered pharmacy interns

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2015-S7242 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9312
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง6801, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S1043, A2857

2015-S7242 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to registered pharmacy interns.

2015-S7242 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7242 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7242

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 11, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- 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  registered  pharmacy
  interns

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 and subdivision 3 of
section 6801 of the education law, the opening paragraph of  subdivision
2  as  amended  by  chapter  46 of the laws of 2015 and subdivision 3 as
added by chapter 563 of the laws of 2008, are amended and a new subdivi-
sion 5 is added to read as follows:
  A licensed pharmacist OR A REGISTERED PHARMACY INTERN  may  execute  a
non-patient  specific  regimen  prescribed  or  ordered  by  a physician
licensed in this state or nurse practitioner certified  in  this  state,
pursuant  to rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner. When
a licensed pharmacist administers an immunizing agent, he or she shall:
  3. No pharmacist OR REGISTERED PHARMACY INTERN shall administer immun-
izing agents without receiving training satisfactory to the commissioner
and the commissioner of health which shall include, but not  be  limited
to, techniques for screening individuals and obtaining informed consent;
techniques of administration; indications, precautions and contraindica-
tions  in the use of agent or agents; record keeping of immunization and
information; and handling emergencies, including anaphylaxis  and  need-
lesticks.
  5. IN THE CASE OF A REGISTERED PHARMACY INTERN, ADMINISTRATION MUST BE
CONDUCTED  IN  THE PHYSICAL PRESENCE OF A LICENSED PHARMACIST AUTHORIZED
TO ADMINISTER VACCINES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
the amendments made to section 6801 of the education law made by section
one  of  this  act  shall  not affect the expiration of such section and
shall be deemed expired therewith.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13427-03-6

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