Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to consumer protection |
May 25, 2017 |
print number 3484a |
May 25, 2017 |
amend and recommit to insurance |
May 16, 2017 |
reported and committed to insurance |
Jan 23, 2017 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S3484A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- 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
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) 15th Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2017-S3484 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4786
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 40 §§900 - 906, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2019-2020:
A2973
2021-2022: A5877
2017-S3484 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3484 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to mail order pharmacies PURPOSE : To provide New Yorkers with the ability to choose to fill prescriptions at a local retail pharmacy rather than a mail order pharmacy without incurring any penalties for filling prescriptions locally. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of the bill adds a new Article 40 entitled Mail Order Pharmacies to the General Business Law. New Article 40 contains six new sections. The first new section, General Business Law section 900, provides the legislative findings, declarations and purposes. In this section, the Legislature finds and declares that, among other things, it is beneficial for New Yorkers enrolled in prescription benefit plans to be able to fill any prescription at a local retail pharmacy and that the enrollee should not be required to pay more for prescriptions that are locally filled. Additionally, the Legislature finds and declares that local retail pharmacies should not be required to agree to contractual terms and conditions that are solely applicable to the mail order pharmacy business in order to be able to
2017-S3484 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3484 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 23, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GOLDEN, FUNKE, ADDABBO, AKSHAR, BOYLE, BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, CROCI, GALLIVAN, HAMILTON, HOYLMAN, LANZA, LARKIN, LAVALLE, O'MARA, ORTT, PERKINS, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to mail order pharmacies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article 40 to read as follows: ARTICLE 40 MAIL ORDER PHARMACIES SECTION 900. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS; PURPOSES. 901. DEFINITIONS. 902. PROHIBITED CONDUCT. 903. ACTION TO RECOVER DAMAGES BY AN ENROLLEE. 904. VIOLATIONS. 905. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. § 900. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS; PURPOSES. 1. THE LEGIS- LATURE FINDS AND DECLARES THAT: (A) THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS WHO ARE PRESCRIBED THREE MEDICATIONS IS GROWING AT AN ALARMING RATE, WITH APPROXIMATELY TEN PERCENT OF THE POPU- LATION TAKING FIVE OR MORE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS. THESE AMERICANS FACE MANY CHALLENGES WHEN THEY ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE SOME OF THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS FROM A MAIL ORDER PHARMACY AND OTHER PRESCRIPTIONS FROM A LOCAL RETAIL PHARMACY. THESE CHALLENGES INCLUDE THE DISCOVERY OF POTEN- TIAL ADVERSE INTERACTIONS AMONG THEIR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, COMPREHENSIVE COUNSELING, THE COORDINATION AND TIMING OF THE RECEIPT OF PRESCRIPTIONS, AND THE ABILITY TO KEEP INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR MEDICAL CONDITION OR CONDITIONS PRIVATE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) 15th Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2017-S3484A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4786
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 40 §§900 - 906, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2019-2020:
A2973
2021-2022: A5877
2017-S3484A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3484A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to mail order pharmacies PURPOSE : To provide New Yorkers with the ability to choose to fill prescriptions at a local retail pharmacy rather than a mail order pharmacy without incurring any penalties for filling prescriptions locally. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of the bill adds a new Article 40 entitled Mail Order Pharmacies to the General Business Law. New Article 40 contains five new sections. The first new section, General Business Law section 900, provides the legislative findings, declarations and purposes. In this section, the Legislature finds and declares that, among other things, it is beneficial for New Yorkers enrolled in prescription benefit plans to be able to fill any prescription at a local retail pharmacy and that they should not be required to pay more for prescriptions that are locally filled. Additionally, the Legislature finds and declares that local retail pharmacies should not be required to agree to contractual terms and conditions that are solely applicable to the mail order pharmacy business in order to be able to dispense specialty
2017-S3484A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3484--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 23, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GOLDEN, FUNKE, ADDABBO, AKSHAR, ALCANTARA, BOYLE, BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, CROCI, GALLIVAN, GRIFFO, HAMILTON, HELMING, HOYLMAN, KENNEDY, KRUEGER, LANZA, LARKIN, LATIMER, LAVALLE, LITTLE, MARCHIONE, MURPHY, O'MARA, ORTT, PARKER, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, ROBACH, SERINO, SQUADRON, STAVISKY, TEDISCO, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Insurance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to mail order pharmacies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article 40 to read as follows: ARTICLE 40 MAIL ORDER PHARMACIES SECTION 900. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS; PURPOSES. 901. DEFINITIONS. 902. PROHIBITED CONDUCT. 903. ACTION TO RECOVER DAMAGES BY AN ENROLLEE. 904. VIOLATIONS. 905. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. 906. APPLICABILITY. § 900. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS; PURPOSES. 1. THE LEGIS- LATURE FINDS AND DECLARES THAT: (A) THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS WHO ARE PRESCRIBED THREE OR MORE MEDICA- TIONS IS GROWING AT AN ALARMING RATE, WITH APPROXIMATELY TEN PERCENT OF THE POPULATION TAKING FIVE OR MORE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS. THESE AMER- ICANS FACE MANY CHALLENGES WHEN THEY ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE SOME OF THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS FROM A MAIL ORDER PHARMACY WHILE RECEIVING OTHER EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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