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Assembly Bill A7582

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to designated suppliers and authorized distributors of nonprescription blood glucose self-testing equipment, devices and supplies

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2019-A7582 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5403
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6808-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3253, S5667
2023-2024: S3541

2019-A7582 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires manufacturer of nonprescription blood glucose self-testing equipment, devices and supplies to submit to the New York State Board of Pharmacy a comprehensive list of designated suppliers and authorized distributors of nonprescription blood glucose self-testing equipment, devices and supplies; and prohibits pharmacists from distributing nonprescription blood glucose self-testing equipment, devices, and supplies or seeking reimbursement therefor when the pharmacist knows or has reason to know that the equipment did not come through an authorized supplier or distributor.

2019-A7582 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7582
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to designated suppliers
   and authorized distributors of  nonprescription  blood  glucose  self-
   testing equipment, devices and supplies

   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 6808-c
 to read as follows:
   § 6808-C. SUPPLIERS AND  AUTHORIZED  DISTRIBUTORS  OF  NONPRESCRIPTION
 BLOOD  GLUCOSE  SELF-TESTING EQUIPMENT, DEVICES AND SUPPLIES. 1. AS USED
 IN THIS SECTION, "NONPRESCRIPTION BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-TESTING  EQUIPMENT,
 DEVICES  AND  SUPPLIES" MEANS BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORS, CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE
 MONITORS (CGM), BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST STRIPS, LANCET DEVICES  AND  LANCETS,
 GLUCOSE CONTROL SOLUTIONS FOR CHECKING THE ACCURACY OF TESTING EQUIPMENT
 AND  TEST  STRIPS,  SUPPLY  ALLOWANCE FOR THERAPEUTIC CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE
 MONITORS (CGM), INCLUDING ALL SUPPLIES AND ACCESSORIES FOR  USE  IN  THE
 TREATMENT  OF PREDIABETIC OR DIABETIC INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY BE SOLD WITH-
 OUT A PRESCRIPTION AND ARE LABELED FOR USE BY THE CONSUMER IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAWS AND RULES OF THIS STATE AND THE FEDER-
 AL GOVERNMENT.
   2. WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY  DAYS  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS
 SECTION, EACH MANUFACTURER OF NONPRESCRIPTION BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-TESTING
 EQUIPMENT, DEVICES AND SUPPLIES SHALL SUBMIT TO THE STATE BOARD OF PHAR-
 MACY  A  COMPREHENSIVE  LIST  OF  DESIGNATED  SUPPLIERS  AND  AUTHORIZED
 DISTRIBUTORS OF NONPRESCRIPTION BLOOD  GLUCOSE  SELF-TESTING  EQUIPMENT,
 DEVICES AND SUPPLIES. SUCH MANUFACTURERS SHALL UPDATE THE STATE BOARD OF
 PHARMACY  WHEN THERE ARE ANY CHANGES TO THE LIST OF DESIGNATED SUPPLIERS
 AND AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS. WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF RECEIVING THAT INFOR-
 MATION, SUCH BOARD SHALL POST THE  NAMES  OF  DESIGNATED  SUPPLIERS  AND
 AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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