Senate Bill S6380

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting pharmacists from refusing to dispense medication for philosophical reasons

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • 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-S6380 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6810, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2979
2011-2012: S894
2013-2014: S3146
2015-2016: S2492

2017-S6380 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits pharmacists from refusing to dispense medication solely for philosophical, moral, or religious reasons.

2017-S6380 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6380 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6380
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, AVELLA, BAILEY, HOYLMAN, MONTGOMERY -- read
   twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  prohibiting  pharma-
   cists  from  refusing to dispense medication solely for philosophical,
   moral, or religious reasons

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  6810 of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
   16. NO PHARMACIST SHALL REFUSE TO DISPENSE OR REFILL A PRESCRIPTION OR
 NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUG APPROVED BY THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG  ADMINISTRATION
 FOR  RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION BY PHARMACIES SOLELY ON THE GROUNDS THAT TO
 DISPENSE OR REFILL  THE  PRESCRIPTION  OR  NON-PRESCRIPTION  DRUG  WOULD
 CONTRAVENE THE PHARMACIST'S PHILOSOPHICAL, MORAL, OR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05524-01-7



              

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