assembly Bill A582

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Amends the public health law to add dysmenorrhea as a covered condition for medical marihuana

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Jan 03, 2018 ordered to third reading cal.45
May 25, 2017 advanced to third reading cal.484
May 23, 2017 reported
Jan 09, 2017 referred to health

A582 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3360, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A688
2021-2022: A413

A582 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adding dysmenorrhea as a covered condition for lawful medical use of marihuana.

A582 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                   582

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 9, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  adding  dysmenor-
  rhea to the list of conditions covered for lawful medical use of mari-
  huana

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of  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:
  (i) having one of the following severe debilitating or  life-threaten-
ing  conditions: cancer, DYSMENORRHEA, positive status for human immuno-
deficiency 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  indi-
cation  of intractable spasticity, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease,
neuropathies, Huntington's disease, or as added by the commissioner; and
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
the  amendments to section 3360 of the public health law made by section
one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
deemed repealed therewith.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01929-01-7