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Jan 08, 2020 | referred to health returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 12, 2019 | referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 06, 2019 | advanced to third reading |
May 01, 2019 | 2nd report cal. |
Apr 30, 2019 | 1st report cal.538 |
Apr 12, 2019 | print number 4277a |
Apr 12, 2019 | amend (t) and recommit to health |
Mar 06, 2019 | referred to health |
senate Bill S4277A
Sponsored By
Pete Harckham
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
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S4277 - Details
S4277 - Summary
Requires health practitioners to discuss with patients the risks associated with certain pain medications before prescribing such medications; requires that for the first opioid analgesic prescription of a calendar year the prescribing physician shall counsel the patient on the risks of overdose.
S4277 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4277 SPONSOR: HARCKHAM TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring health practitioners to discuss with patients the risks asso- ciated with certain pain medications before prescribing such medications PURPOSE: Amends the public health law to better protect the health and safety of patients undergoing opioid or related schedule II controlled substance prescription dosage for treatment as well as inform patients of the side-effects that may result from such use. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the public service law by adding section 3309-b which is intended to establish the new regulations required of healthcare practitioners and guardians of non-emancipated minors. Subsection 2 Establishes who will develop the guidelines required by the section.
S4277 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4277 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 6, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring health practitioners to discuss with patients the risks associated with certain pain medications before prescribing such medications 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. PRACTITIONER AND PATIENT DISCUSSIONS; OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS. 1. PRIOR TO ISSUING THE INITIAL PRESCRIPTION OF A SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAIN OR ANY OTHER OPIOID DRUG WHICH IS A PRESCRIPTION DRUG FOR ACUTE OR CHRONIC PAIN AND AGAIN PRIOR TO ISSUING THE THIRD PRESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE OF TREATMENT, A PRACTITIONER SHALL DISCUSS WITH THE PATIENT, OR THE PATIENT'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN IF THE PATIENT IS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND IS NOT AN EMANCIPATED MINOR, THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DRUGS BEING PRESCRIBED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (A) THE RISKS OF ADDICTION AND OVERDOSE ASSOCIATED WITH OPIOID DRUGS AND THE DANGERS OF TAKING OPIOID DRUGS WITH ALCOHOL, BENZODIAZEPINES AND OTHER CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; (B) THE REASONS WHY THE PRESCRIPTION IS NECESSARY; (C) ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE; AND (D) THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE DRUGS BEING PRESCRIBED, SPECIFICALLY THAT OPIOIDS ARE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, EVEN WHEN TAKEN AS PRESCRIBED, THAT THERE IS A RISK OF DEVELOPING A PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOG- ICAL DEPENDENCE ON THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, AND THAT THE RISKS OF TAKING MORE OPIOIDS THAN PRESCRIBED, OR MIXING SEDATIVES, BENZODIAZE- PINES OR ALCOHOL WITH OPIOIDS, CAN RESULT IN FATAL RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10262-01-9
Co-Sponsors
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
David Carlucci
(D) 0 Senate District
Andrew Gounardes
(D) 26th Senate District
Anna M. Kaplan
(D, IP, WF) 0 Senate District
S4277A (ACTIVE) - Details
S4277A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires health practitioners to discuss with patients the risks associated with certain pain medications before prescribing such medications; requires that for the first opioid analgesic prescription of a calendar year the prescribing physician shall counsel the patient on the risks of overdose.
S4277A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4277A SPONSOR: HARCKHAM TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring health practitioners to discuss with patients the risks asso- ciated with certain pain medications before prescribing such medica- tions; and in relation to opioid analgesic prescriptions PURPOSE: Amends the public health law to better protect the health and safety of patients undergoing opioid or related schedule II controlled substance prescription dosage for treatment as well as inform patients of the side-effects that may result from such use. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the public health law by adding a new section3309-b. Section 2 amends the public health law by adding a new section3309-c.
S4277A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4277--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 6, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring health practitioners to discuss with patients the risks associated with certain pain medications before prescribing such medications; and in relation to opioid analgesic prescriptions 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. PRACTITIONER AND PATIENT DISCUSSIONS; OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS. 1. PRIOR TO ISSUING THE INITIAL PRESCRIPTION OF A SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAIN OR ANY OTHER OPIOID DRUG WHICH IS A PRESCRIPTION DRUG FOR ACUTE OR CHRONIC PAIN AND AGAIN PRIOR TO ISSUING THE THIRD PRESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE OF TREATMENT, A PRACTITIONER SHALL DISCUSS WITH THE PATIENT, OR THE PATIENT'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN IF THE PATIENT IS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND IS NOT AN EMANCIPATED MINOR, THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DRUGS BEING PRESCRIBED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (A) THE RISKS OF ADDICTION AND OVERDOSE ASSOCIATED WITH OPIOID DRUGS AND THE DANGERS OF TAKING OPIOID DRUGS WITH ALCOHOL, BENZODIAZEPINES AND OTHER CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; (B) THE REASONS WHY THE PRESCRIPTION IS NECESSARY; (C) ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE; AND (D) THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE DRUGS BEING PRESCRIBED, SPECIFICALLY THAT OPIOIDS ARE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, EVEN WHEN TAKEN AS PRESCRIBED, THAT THERE IS A RISK OF DEVELOPING A PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOG- ICAL DEPENDENCE ON THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, AND THAT THE RISKS OF TAKING MORE OPIOIDS THAN PRESCRIBED, OR MIXING SEDATIVES, BENZODIAZE- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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