Senate Bill S7537A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Allows pharmacies to electronically transfer prescriptions to other pharmacies

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A10448 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S7537 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10448
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §281, Pub Health L; amd §6810, Ed L

2015-S7537 - Summary

Allows pharmacies to electronically transfer prescriptions to other pharmacies.

2015-S7537 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7537 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7537

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 9, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
  to allowing pharmacies to  electronically  transfer  prescriptions  to
  other pharmacies

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

  Section 1. Section 281 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
  3-A. A PHARMACY THAT RECEIVES  AN  ELECTRONIC  PRESCRIPTION  FROM  THE
PERSON   ISSUING   THE   PRESCRIPTION   MAY  IMMEDIATELY  TRANSFER  SUCH
PRESCRIPTION TO AN ALTERNATIVE PHARMACY IF THE  PHARMACY  RECEIVING  THE
INITIAL PRESCRIPTION IS UNABLE TO FILL SUCH INITIAL PRESCRIPTION.
  S  2.  Section  6810  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 10-a to read as follows:
  10-A. A PHARMACY THAT RECEIVES AN  ELECTRONIC  PRESCRIPTION  FROM  THE
PERSON   ISSUING   THE   PRESCRIPTION   MAY  IMMEDIATELY  TRANSFER  SUCH
PRESCRIPTION TO AN ALTERNATIVE PHARMACY IF THE  PHARMACY  RECEIVING  THE
INITIAL PRESCRIPTION IS UNABLE TO FILL SUCH INITIAL PRESCRIPTION.
  S  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15146-01-6

2015-S7537A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10448
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §281, Pub Health L; amd §6810, Ed L

2015-S7537A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows pharmacies to electronically transfer prescriptions to other pharmacies.

2015-S7537A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7537A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7537--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 9, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- 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 and the education law, in relation
  to  allowing  pharmacies  to  electronically transfer prescriptions to
  other pharmacies

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

  Section 1. Section 281 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
  3-A.  A  PHARMACY  THAT  RECEIVES  AN ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION FROM THE
PERSON ISSUING THE PRESCRIPTION MAY, IF THE PRESCRIPTION  HAS  NOT  BEEN
DISPENSED  AND  AT  THE REQUEST OF THE PATIENT OR A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO
MAKE THE REQUEST ON BEHALF  OF  THE  PATIENT,  IMMEDIATELY  TRANSFER  OR
FORWARD  SUCH  PRESCRIPTION TO AN ALTERNATIVE PHARMACY DESIGNATED BY THE
REQUESTING PARTY.
  S 2. Section 6810 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 10-a to read as follows:
  10-A.  A  PHARMACY  THAT  RECEIVES AN ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION FROM THE
PERSON ISSUING THE PRESCRIPTION MAY, IF THE PRESCRIPTION  HAS  NOT  BEEN
DISPENSED  AND  AT  THE REQUEST OF THE PATIENT OR A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO
MAKE THE REQUEST ON BEHALF  OF  THE  PATIENT,  IMMEDIATELY  TRANSFER  OR
FORWARD  SUCH  PRESCRIPTION TO AN ALTERNATIVE PHARMACY DESIGNATED BY THE
REQUESTING PARTY.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15146-03-6

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