Senate Bill S3317

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to directing the commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations to reduce the diversion of addiction medications

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Alcoholism And Substance Abuse 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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2019-S3317 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Alcoholism And Substance Abuse
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3309-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6815
2021-2022: S6183
2023-2024: S4757

2019-S3317 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to directing the commissioner of the department of health to promulgate rules and regulations promoting recovery from opioid abuse and reducing diversion of addiction medicines.

2019-S3317 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3317 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3317
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism  and  Substance
   Abuse
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to directing the
   commissioner of the department of health to promulgate rules and regu-
   lations promoting recovery from opioid abuse and reducing diversion of
   addiction medicines
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 3309-b to read as follows:
   § 3309-B. PROMOTING RECOVERY FROM OPIOID ABUSE AND REDUCING  DIVERSION
 OF  ADDICTION MEDICINES. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH
 THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, PROMULGATE  RULES
 AND  REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO INDIVIDUAL PHYSICIANS AND GROUP PRACTICES
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PHYSICIAN'S  OFFICE-BASED  OPIOID  TREAT-
 MENT,  OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND ANY OTHER TREATMENT PRACTICES SERV-
 ING MORE THAN FIFTY PATIENTS AT A TIME WHO HAVE A PRIMARY  OR  SECONDARY
 DIAGNOSIS  OF  OPIATE  MISUSE  OR  ADDICTION. SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS
 SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
   (A) ALL PATIENTS SEEKING TREATMENT FOR OPIATE USE  DISORDER  SHALL  BE
 GIVEN  AN ORIENTATION INCLUDING FACTUAL INFORMATION AND AN EASILY UNDER-
 STOOD EXPLANATION OF EACH ADDICTION MEDICATION OPTION  APPROVED  BY  THE
 UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. SUCH EDUCATION MUST BE DOCU-
 MENTED  IN  THE  PATIENT  RECORD  ALONG WITH DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE
 PATIENT'S CHOICE OF ONE OF THE MEDICATION OPTIONS OR NONE OF THEM.  SUCH
 DOCUMENTATION SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE PATIENT, OR  THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY
 SPECIFY  SOME  OTHER  FORM  OF  DOCUMENTATION  SHOWING  THAT THE MEDICAL
 PROVIDER MADE A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO OBTAIN SUCH INFORMED  CONSENT  FROM
 THE PATIENT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08208-01-9
              

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