Senate Bill S4035A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of oral medications by optometrists

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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-S4035 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1193
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§7101-a & 7104, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7440, A9961
2017-2018: S5235, A6751
2021-2022: S1519, A1921

2019-S4035 - Summary

Requires optometrists to meet certain standards, including the completion of a course, to prescribe oral medications.

2019-S4035 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4035 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4035
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 26, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the use of oral  medi-
   cations  by  optometrists;  and  providing  for  the repeal of certain
   provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (e)  of subdivision 1 of section 7101-a of the
 education law, as added by chapter 517 of the laws of 1995,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (e) [Phase one] TOPICAL therapeutic pharmaceutical agents. [Phase one]
 TOPICAL  THERAPEUTIC  pharmaceutical agents shall mean those drugs which
 shall be limited to topical application to the surface of  the  eye  for
 therapeutic purposes and shall be limited to:
   (i) antibiotic/antimicrobials;
   (ii) decongestants/anti-allergenics;
   (iii) non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents;
   (iv) steroidal anti-inflammatory agents;
   (v) antiviral agents;
   (vi) hyperosmotic/hypertonic agents;
   (vii) cycloplegics;
   (viii) artificial tears and lubricants; AND
   (IX) IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS.
   § 2. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 1 of section 7101-a of the education
 law,  as added by chapter 517 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (f) [Phase two  therapeutic]  THERAPEUTIC  pharmaceutical  agents  FOR
 TREATMENT  OF GLAUCOMA AND OCULAR HYPERTENSION.  [Phase two] THERAPEUTIC
 pharmaceutical agents FOR TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA AND OCULAR  HYPERTENSION
 shall  mean those drugs which shall be limited to topical application to
 the surface of the eye and shall be limited to:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S4035A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1193
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§7101-a & 7104, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7440, A9961
2017-2018: S5235, A6751
2021-2022: S1519, A1921

2019-S4035A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires optometrists to meet certain standards, including the completion of a course, to prescribe oral medications.

2019-S4035A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4035A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4035--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 26, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. BAILEY, BIAGGI, FUNKE, HOYLMAN, SERINO, SKOUFIS --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the  Committee  on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Higher Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the use of oral  medi-
   cations  by  optometrists;  and  providing  for  the repeal of certain
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (e)  of subdivision 1 of section 7101-a of the
 education law, as added by chapter 517 of the laws of 1995,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (e) [Phase one] TOPICAL therapeutic pharmaceutical agents. [Phase one]
 TOPICAL  THERAPEUTIC  pharmaceutical agents shall mean those drugs which
 shall be limited to topical application to the surface of  the  eye  for
 therapeutic purposes and shall be limited to:
   (i) antibiotic/antimicrobials;
   (ii) decongestants/anti-allergenics;
   (iii) non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents;
   (iv) steroidal anti-inflammatory agents;
   (v) antiviral agents;
   (vi) hyperosmotic/hypertonic agents;
   (vii) cycloplegics;
   (viii) artificial tears and lubricants; AND
   (IX) IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS.
   § 2. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 1 of section 7101-a of the education
 law,  as added by chapter 517 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as
 follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01275-11-0
              

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