| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Feb 24, 2020 | amended on third reading 8256a |
| Jan 08, 2020 | ordered to third reading cal.321 |
| Jun 17, 2019 | ordered to third reading rules cal.435 rules report cal.435 reported |
| Jun 13, 2019 | reported referred to rules |
| Jun 10, 2019 | referred to health |
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Co-Sponsors
Judy Griffin
Andrew Raia
Sandy Galef
A8256 - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8256
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 10, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to consideration and
prescription of non-opioid treatment alternatives for treatment of
neuromusculoskeletal conditions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3331 of the public health law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
9. (A) WHEN A PATIENT SEEKS TREATMENT FOR ANY NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL
CONDITION THAT CAUSES PAIN, A PRACTITIONER SHALL CONSIDER, DISCUSS WITH
THE PATIENT, AND, AS APPROPRIATE, REFER OR PRESCRIBE NON-OPIOID TREAT-
MENT ALTERNATIVES, BASED ON THE PRACTITIONER'S CLINICAL JUDGMENT AND
FOLLOWING GENERALLY ACCEPTED NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL OR TREATMENT GUIDE-
LINES, AND CONSISTENT WITH PATIENT PREFERENCE AND CONSENT, BEFORE START-
ING A PATIENT ON OPIOID TREATMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
NON-OPIOID TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
ACUPUNCTURE, CHIROPRACTIC, MASSAGE THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPA-
TIONAL THERAPY, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, NON-OPIOID MEDICATIONS,
AND NON-CLINICAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS EXERCISE. THE PRACTITIONER SHALL
INFORM THE PATIENT THAT SOME TREATMENTS MAY NOT BE COVERED BY THE
PATIENT'S HEALTH COVERAGE.
(B) THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY FOR PATIENTS
BEING TREATED UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES: TREATMENT OF
CANCER; HOSPICE OR OTHER END-OF-LIFE CARE; POST-SURGERY TREATMENT IMME-
DIATELY FOLLOWING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE; OR IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "MEDICAL EMERGENCY" MEANS AN ACUTE INJURY
OR ILLNESS THAT POSES AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO A PERSON'S LIFE OR HEALTH.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13187-01-9
Co-Sponsors
Judy Griffin
Andrew Raia
Sandy Galef
A8256A (ACTIVE) - Details
A8256A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8256--A
Cal. No. 321
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 10, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, GRIFFIN, GALEF -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Health -- ordered to a third reading,
amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of
third reading
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to consideration and
prescription of non-opioid treatment alternatives for treatment of
neuromusculoskeletal conditions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3331 of the public health law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
9. (A) WHEN A PATIENT SEEKS TREATMENT FOR ANY NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL
CONDITION THAT CAUSES PAIN, WHERE A PRACTITIONER CONSIDERS AN OPIOID
TREATMENT, THE PRACTITIONER SHALL CONSIDER, DISCUSS WITH THE PATIENT,
AND, AS APPROPRIATE, REFER OR PRESCRIBE NON-OPIOID TREATMENT ALTERNA-
TIVES, BASED ON THE PRACTITIONER'S CLINICAL JUDGMENT AND FOLLOWING
GENERALLY ACCEPTED NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL OR TREATMENT GUIDELINES, AND
CONSISTENT WITH PATIENT PREFERENCE AND CONSENT, BEFORE STARTING A
PATIENT ON OPIOID TREATMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NON-
OPIOID TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: ACUPUNC-
TURE, CHIROPRACTIC, MASSAGE THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, NON-OPIOID MEDICATIONS, INTERVEN-
TIONAL TREATMENTS AND NON-CLINICAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS EXERCISE. THE
PRACTITIONER SHALL INFORM THE PATIENT THAT SOME TREATMENTS MAY NOT BE
COVERED BY THE PATIENT'S HEALTH COVERAGE.
(B) THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY FOR PATIENTS
BEING TREATED UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES: TREATMENT OF
CANCER; HOSPICE OR OTHER END-OF-LIFE CARE; POST-SURGERY TREATMENT IMME-
DIATELY FOLLOWING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE; OR IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "MEDICAL EMERGENCY" MEANS AN ACUTE INJURY
OR ILLNESS THAT POSES AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO A PERSON'S LIFE OR HEALTH.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.