Senate Bill S4788

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to interchangeable biological products

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S4788 - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6802, 6810 & 6816-a, Ed L; amd §206, Pub Health L

2017-S4788 - Summary

Relates to interchangeable biological products; enacts provisions relating to substitutions of biological products by pharmacists.

2017-S4788 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4788 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4788
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation
   to  the  substitution  of  interchangeable  biological  products   for
   prescribed products

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 6802 of the education law is amended by adding  two
 new subdivisions 27 and 28 to read as follows:
   27.  "BIOLOGICAL  PRODUCT"  MEANS  A  BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT AS DEFINED IN
 SUBSECTION (I) OF SECTION 351 OF  THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH  SERVICE  ACT,  42
 U.S.C. SECTION 262(I).
   28.  "INTERCHANGEABLE  BIOLOGICAL  PRODUCT" MEANS A BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT
 LICENSED BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION  PURSUANT  TO
 42  U.S.C.    SECTION  262(K)(4)  AS  SET FORTH IN THE LATEST EDITION OR
 SUPPLEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG  ADMINISTRATION  LISTS  OF
 LICENSED  BIOLOGICAL  PRODUCTS  WITH  REFERENCE  PRODUCT EXCLUSIVITY AND
 BIOSIMILARITY OR INTERCHANGEABILITY EVALUATIONS, SOMETIMES  REFERRED  TO
 AS  THE  "PURPLE BOOK," OR A BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT DETERMINED BY THE UNITED
 STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO BE THERAPEUTICALLY EQUIVALENT  AS
 SET  FORTH IN THE LATEST EDITION OR SUPPLEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOOD
 AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVED DRUG PRODUCTS WITH  THERAPEUTIC  EQUIV-
 ALENCE EVALUATIONS, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE "ORANGE BOOK."
   §  2.  Paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of subdivision 6 of section 6810 of
 the education law, paragraph (b) as amended and paragraph (d)  as  added
 by  chapter  913  of the laws of 1986, paragraph (c) as added by chapter
 776 of the laws of 1977, are amended to read as follows:
   (b) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION OR  ANY  OTHER
 LAW, WHEN AN INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT IS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE
 BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT ORIGINALLY PRESCRIBED IS AVAILABLE AND THE PHARMACIST
 AGREES  TO  DISPENSE  THE PRESCRIBED BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT FOR A PRICE THAT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S4788A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6802, 6810 & 6816-a, Ed L; amd §206, Pub Health L

2017-S4788A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to interchangeable biological products; enacts provisions relating to substitutions of biological products by pharmacists.

2017-S4788A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4788A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4788--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. HANNON, DeFRANCISCO, GRIFFO, HELMING, LATIMER, VALE-
   SKY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
   ted to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation
   to   the  substitution  of  interchangeable  biological  products  for
   prescribed  products;  and  providing  for  the  expiration  of   such
   provisions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 6802 of the education law is amended by adding  two
 new subdivisions 27 and 28 to read as follows:
   27.  "BIOLOGICAL  PRODUCT"  MEANS  A  BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT AS DEFINED IN
 SUBSECTION (I) OF SECTION 351 OF  THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH  SERVICE  ACT,  42
 U.S.C. SECTION 262(I).
   28.  "INTERCHANGEABLE  BIOLOGICAL  PRODUCT" MEANS A BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT
 LICENSED BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION  PURSUANT  TO
 42  U.S.C.    SECTION  262(K)(4)  AS  SET FORTH IN THE LATEST EDITION OR
 SUPPLEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG  ADMINISTRATION  LISTS  OF
 LICENSED  BIOLOGICAL  PRODUCTS  WITH  REFERENCE  PRODUCT EXCLUSIVITY AND
 BIOSIMILARITY OR INTERCHANGEABILITY EVALUATIONS, SOMETIMES  REFERRED  TO
 AS  THE  "PURPLE BOOK," OR A BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT DETERMINED BY THE UNITED
 STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO BE THERAPEUTICALLY EQUIVALENT  AS
 SET  FORTH IN THE LATEST EDITION OR SUPPLEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOOD
 AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVED DRUG PRODUCTS WITH  THERAPEUTIC  EQUIV-
 ALENCE EVALUATIONS, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE "ORANGE BOOK."
   §  2.  Paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of subdivision 6 of section 6810 of
 the education law, paragraph (b) as amended and paragraph (d)  as  added
 by  chapter  913  of the laws of 1986, paragraph (c) as added by chapter
 776 of the laws of 1977, are amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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