Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 24, 2018 | signed chap.273 |
Sep 20, 2018 | delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2018 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.201 substituted for a11011b |
Jun 18, 2018 | referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1918 |
Jun 15, 2018 | print number 8987a |
Jun 15, 2018 | amend (t) and recommit to rules |
Jun 11, 2018 | referred to rules |
senate Bill S8987A
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
George A. Amedore, Jr.
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Kemp Hannon
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Fred Akshar
(R, C, IP, RFM) 0 Senate District
Chris Jacobs
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Elaine Phillips
(R) 0 Senate District
S8987 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A11011
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3360, Pub Health L
S8987 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8987 SPONSOR: AMEDORE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to allowing for the use of medical marihuana as an alternative to opioids for pain management PURPOSE: To allow physicians to certify patients for medical marijuana as an alternative to prescribing opioids SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends section 3360 of the public health law, which lists conditions eligible for medical marijuana. Adds as an eligible condition pain that degrades health and functional capability where the use of medical marijuana is an alternative to opioid use. Section 2. Effective date.
S8987 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8987 I N S E N A T E June 11, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sens. AMEDORE, HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to allowing for the use of medical marihuana as an alternative to opioids for pain manage- ment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 3360 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 403 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows: (a) "Serious condition" means: (i) having one of the following severe debilitating or life-threaten- ing conditions: cancer, positive status for human immunodeficiency 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 indication of intractable spasticity, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, neuropathies, Huntington's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, PAIN THAT DEGRADES HEALTH AND FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITY WHERE THE USE OF MEDICAL MARIHUANA IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO OPIOID USE, or as added by the commissioner; and (ii) any of the following conditions where it is clinically associated with, or a complication of, a condition under this paragraph or its treatment: cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe or chronic pain; severe nausea; seizures; severe or persistent muscle spasms; or such conditions as are added by the commissioner. § 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. LBD15986-03-8
Co-Sponsors
Kemp Hannon
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Fred Akshar
(R, C, IP, RFM) 0 Senate District
Chris Jacobs
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Terrence Murphy
(R, C, G, IP, SC) 0 Senate District
S8987A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A11011
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3360, Pub Health L
S8987A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8987A SPONSOR: AMEDORE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to allowing for the use of medical marihuana as an alternative to opioids for pain management and substance use disorder PURPOSE: To allow physicians to certify patients for medical marijuana as an alternative to prescribing opioids SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends section 3360 of the public health law, which lists conditions eligible for medical marijuana. Adds substance use disorder and pain that degrades health and functional capability where the use of medical marijuana is an alternative to opioid use. Section 2. Effective date.
S8987A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8987--A I N S E N A T E June 11, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sens. AMEDORE, HANNON, AKSHAR, JACOBS, PHILLIPS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to allowing for the use of medical marihuana as an alternative to opioids for pain manage- ment and substance use disorder THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 3360 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 403 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows: (a) "Serious condition" means: (i) having one of the following severe debilitating or life-threaten- ing conditions: cancer, positive status for human immunodeficiency 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 indication of intractable spasticity, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, neuropathies, Huntington's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, PAIN THAT DEGRADES HEALTH AND FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITY WHERE THE USE OF MEDICAL MARIHUANA IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO OPIOID USE, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, or as added by the commissioner; and (ii) any of the following conditions where it is clinically associated with, or a complication of, a condition under this paragraph or its treatment: cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe or chronic pain; severe nausea; seizures; severe or persistent muscle spasms; or such conditions as are added by the commissioner. § 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. LBD15986-04-8
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