Assembly Bill A4781B

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires pharmacies to make reasonable attempts to notify patients of certain drug recalls

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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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2019-A4781 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5091
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6811-c, Ed L

2019-A4781 - Summary

Requires pharmacies to make reasonable attempts to notify patients within seven days by phone or mail of class I drug recalls where such patients are currently taking such recalled drugs.

2019-A4781 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4781
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. D. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  requiring  pharmacies
   to notify patients of certain drug recalls
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6811-c
 to read as follows:
   § 6811-C. PATIENT NOTIFICATION OF RECALLED DRUGS. 1. FOR  PURPOSES  OF
 THIS  SECTION  THE TERM "CLASS I RECALL" SHALL MEAN A SITUATION IN WHICH
 THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION DEEMS THERE IS  REASONABLE  PROBABILITY
 THAT  THE  USE  OF OR EXPOSURE TO A VIOLATIVE PRODUCT WILL CAUSE SERIOUS
 ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OR DEATH.
   2. WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS I RECALL OF A PRESCRIPTION DRUG, PHAR-
 MACIES SHALL NOTIFY ALL PATIENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED AND  WHO  ARE
 CURRENTLY  TAKING  SUCH  RECALLED  DRUG  DISPENSED FROM SUCH PHARMACY BY
 PHONE OR BY MAIL WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF SUCH RECALL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06542-03-9

2019-A4781A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5091
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6811-c, Ed L

2019-A4781A - Summary

Requires pharmacies to make reasonable attempts to notify patients within seven days by phone or mail of class I drug recalls where such patients are currently taking such recalled drugs.

2019-A4781A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4781--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. D. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to requiring pharmacies
   to make reasonable attempts to notify patients of certain drug recalls

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6811-c
 to read as follows:
   §  6811-C.  PATIENT NOTIFICATION OF RECALLED DRUGS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION THE TERM "CLASS I RECALL" SHALL MEAN A SITUATION  IN  WHICH
 THE  FOOD  AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION DEEMS THERE IS REASONABLE PROBABILITY
 THAT THE USE OF OR EXPOSURE TO A VIOLATIVE PRODUCT  WILL  CAUSE  SERIOUS
 ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OR DEATH.
   2. WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS I RECALL OF A PRESCRIPTION DRUG, PHAR-
 MACIES  SHALL MAKE A REASONABLE ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY ALL PATIENTS THAT HAVE
 BEEN  PRESCRIBED  AND  WHO  ARE  CURRENTLY  TAKING  SUCH  RECALLED  DRUG
 DISPENSED  FROM  SUCH  PHARMACY BY PHONE OR BY MAIL WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF
 THE PHARMACY BEING NOTIFIED BY A MANUFACTURER OF SUCH RECALL.
   3. THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION MAY  BE  PROVIDED  BY  AN
 INDIVIDUAL  PHARMACY  OR  BY  A CENTRAL OFFICE IN THE CASE OF A PHARMACY
 THAT IS PART OF A CHAIN.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06542-04-9

2019-A4781B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5091
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6811-c, Ed L

2019-A4781B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires pharmacies to make reasonable attempts to notify patients within seven days by phone or mail of class I drug recalls where such patients are currently taking such recalled drugs.

2019-A4781B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4781--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. D. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to requiring pharmacies
   to make reasonable attempts to notify patients of certain drug recalls
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6811-c
 to read as follows:
   §  6811-C.  PATIENT NOTIFICATION OF RECALLED DRUGS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION THE TERM "CLASS I RECALL" SHALL MEAN A SITUATION  IN  WHICH
 THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION DEEMS THERE IS REASONABLE
 PROBABILITY  THAT  THE  USE  OF  OR EXPOSURE TO A VIOLATIVE PRODUCT WILL
 CAUSE SERIOUS ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OR DEATH.
   2. WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS I RECALL OF A PRESCRIPTION DRUG, PHAR-
 MACIES SHALL MAKE A REASONABLE ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY ALL PATIENTS THAT  HAVE
 BEEN  PRESCRIBED  AND  WHO  ARE  CURRENTLY  TAKING  SUCH  RECALLED  DRUG
 DISPENSED FROM SUCH PHARMACY BY PHONE OR BY MAIL WITHIN  THREE  DAYS  OF
 THE  PHARMACY BEING NOTIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIS-
 TRATION, A MANUFACTURER, A WHOLESALER OR BY OTHER NOTICE OF SUCH RECALL.
   3. THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION MAY  BE  PROVIDED  BY  AN
 INDIVIDUAL  PHARMACY  OR  BY  A CENTRAL OFFICE IN THE CASE OF A PHARMACY
 THAT IS PART OF A CHAIN.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06542-06-9

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