Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 29, 2016 |
vetoed memo.218 |
Sep 20, 2016 |
delivered to governor |
Mar 17, 2016 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.411 substituted for a9334 |
Mar 08, 2016 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 07, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 02, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 01, 2016 |
1st report cal.285 |
Feb 22, 2016 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S6778
Vetoed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, G, IP, SC) Senate District
2015-S6778 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9334
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §281, Pub Health L; amd §6810, Ed L
2015-S6778 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6778 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to exceptions to requirements for electronic prescriptions PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To require the mandatory electronic prescribing system accommodate the nursing home medication administration system. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Amends Public Health Law § 281 and Education Law § 6810, to allow non-electronic prescriptions to be made through the long-established mechanism of oral prescriptions being submitted by nursing homes for their residents. JUSTIFICATION : The law that requires all prescriptions for both non-controlled and controlled substances be electronically prescribed will go into effect on March 27, 2016. This bill will address an unintended consequence for nursing home care. For decades, nurses, acting as the agent to the physician, have been
2015-S6778 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6778 I N S E N A T E February 22, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- 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 exceptions to requirements for electronic prescriptions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 3 of section 281 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 13 of the laws of 2015 are amended, and a new paragraph (f) is added to read as follows: (d) issued by a practitioner under circumstances where, notwithstand- ing the practitioner's present ability to make an electronic prescription as required by this subdivision, such practitioner reason- ably determines that it would be impractical for the patient to obtain substances prescribed by electronic prescription in a timely manner, and such delay would adversely impact the patient's medical condition, provided that if such prescription is for a controlled substance, the quantity of controlled substances does not exceed a five day supply if the controlled substance were used in accordance with the directions for use; [or] (e) issued by a practitioner to be dispensed by a pharmacy located outside the state, as set forth in regulation[.]; OR (F) ISSUED AS AN ORAL PRESCRIPTION UNDER PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION 6810 OF THE EDUCATION LAW. S 2. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 10 of section 6810 of the education law, as amended by chapter 13 of the laws of 2015, are amended, and a new paragraph (f) is added to read as follows: (d) issued by a practitioner under circumstances where, notwithstand- ing the practitioner's present ability to make an electronic prescription as required by this subdivision, such practitioner reason- ably determines that it would be impractical for the patient to obtain substances prescribed by electronic prescription in a timely manner, and such delay would adversely impact the patient's medical condition, provided that if such prescription is for a controlled substance, the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14203-01-6
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