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Assembly Bill A7132

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that no antidepressant or anti-anxiety medication which has an increased risk of suicidal behavior in individuals shall be dispensed without consultation and other information to outpatients

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2017-A7132 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §7.49, Ment Hyg L

2017-A7132 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no antidepressant or anti-anxiety medication which has an increased risk of suicidal behavior in individuals shall be dispensed without consultation and other information to certain persons receiving outpatient services.

2017-A7132 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7132
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the  prescription
   of antidepressant and anti-anxiety medications which have an increased
   risk of suicidal behavior

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
 7.49 to read as follows:
 § 7.49 ANTIDEPRESSANT AND ANTI-ANXIETY MEDICATIONS; SUICIDE RISK.
   (A)  WHEN  A  PATIENT RECEIVES A PRESCRIPTION FOR AN ANTIDEPRESSANT OR
 ANTI-ANXIETY MEDICATION IN AN OUTPATIENT SETTING, AND THE MEDICATION HAS
 AN INCREASED RISK OF SUICIDALITY, THE OFFICE SHALL IDENTIFY SUCH MEDICA-
 TIONS AND SHALL REQUIRE PHARMACISTS IN THE COURSE OF CONSULTATION,  UPON
 THE  FIRST  TIME DISPENSING OF THE MEDICATION TO THE PATIENT, TO PROVIDE
 THE FOLLOWING:
   (1) THE TOLL-FREE SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE TELEPHONE NUMBER  ESTAB-
 LISHED BY THE OFFICE;
   (2)  THE  SUICIDE  PREVENTION LIFELINE WEBSITE INTERNET ADDRESS ESTAB-
 LISHED BY THE OFFICE; AND
   (3) A PAMPHLET PUBLISHED BY THE  OFFICE  SETTING  FORTH  ALL  RELEVANT
 INFORMATION  REGARDING  THE  INCREASED RISK OF SUICIDE AND SUICIDAL SIDE
 EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MEDICATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 INFORMATION  SETTING  FORTH  THE  WARNING  SIGNS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  SUCH
 SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE OFFICE DEEMS RELEVANT.
   (B) ANY CONSULTATION REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION  WITH
 A  PERSON  UNDER  SEVENTEEN  YEARS OF AGE SHALL REQUIRE THAT A PARENT OR
 LEGAL GUARDIAN OF SUCH PERSON BE IN ATTENDANCE DURING SUCH CONSULTATION.
   (C) NO MEDICATION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS  SECTION  SHALL
 BE  DISPENSED,  DISPERSED OR OTHERWISE GIVEN TO A PERSON UNDER SEVENTEEN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00729-01-7
              

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