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Assembly Bill A10099

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of health to develop guidelines for the prescription of opioid antagonists

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2017-A10099 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7801
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3346, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A6403, S1237, S5529

2017-A10099 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of health to develop guidelines for the prescription of opioid antagonists.

2017-A10099 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10099
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
   commissioner  of  health  to develop guidelines for the prescribing of
   opioid antagonists
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 3346 to read as follows:
   § 3346. GUIDELINES FOR THE PRESCRIBING OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS. 1.   THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT GUIDELINES FOR THE PRESCRIBING OF OPIOID ANTAG-
 ONISTS  THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO ALL LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE
 STATE WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE AN OPIOID ANALGESIC.  SUCH  GUIDE-
 LINES MUST ADDRESS:
   (A)  PRESCRIBING  AN  OPIOID ANTAGONIST TO A PATIENT TO WHOM AN OPIOID
 MEDICATION IS ALSO PRESCRIBED; AND
   (B) IDENTIFYING PATIENTS AT RISK OF AN  OPIOID-RELATED  DRUG  OVERDOSE
 AND PRESCRIBING AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST TO THAT PATIENT OR TO A PERSON IN A
 POSITION TO ADMINISTER THE OPIOID ANTAGONIST TO THAT PATIENT.
   2.  IN  ADOPTING GUIDELINES UNDER THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 CONSULT WITH THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY AS WELL AS MATERIALS  PUBLISHED
 BY,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
 ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNITED  STATES  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  AND  HUMAN
 SERVICES  AND  OTHER  APPROPRIATE  MATERIALS, INCLUDING MEDICAL JOURNALS
 SUBJECT TO PEER REVIEW AND PUBLICATIONS BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL  ASSOCI-
 ATIONS.
   3.  THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
 necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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