Senate Bill S5653A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to analysis of data in the prescription monitoring program registry

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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-S5653 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8914
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3343-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S5199, A3447
2023-2024: S1286, A873
2025-2026: A1997

2019-S5653 - Summary

Requires the department of health analysis of data in the prescription monitoring program registry.

2019-S5653 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5653 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5653
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- 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  the  prescription
   monitoring program registry being used to investigate prescribers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3343-a of the public  health  law,
 as  added  by section 2 of part A of chapter 447 of the laws of 2012, is
 amended to read as follows:
   7. Department analysis of data. (A) The department shall  periodically
 analyze  data  contained in the prescription monitoring program registry
 to identify information that indicates that a violation of law or breach
 of professional standards may have occurred and, as  warranted,  provide
 any  relevant  information  to  appropriate  entities as permitted under
 section thirty-three hundred seventy-one of this article. The department
 shall keep a record of the  information  provided,  including,  but  not
 limited  to,  the  specific information provided and the agency to which
 such information was provided, including  the  name  and  title  of  the
 person  to  whom  such  information was provided and an attestation from
 such person that he or she has authority to receive such information.
   (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL IDENTIFY  AND  INVESTIGATE  PRESCRIBERS  WITH
 STATISTICALLY  HIGH  PRESCRIBING  PATTERNS. IF THE DEPARTMENT REASONABLY
 BELIEVES AFTER SUCH INVESTIGATION  THAT  A  VIOLATION  OF  THE  LAW  HAS
 OCCURRED  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION TO THE ATTORNEY
 GENERAL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11627-01-9

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2019-S5653A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8914
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3343-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S5199, A3447
2023-2024: S1286, A873
2025-2026: A1997

2019-S5653A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of health analysis of data in the prescription monitoring program registry.

2019-S5653A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5653A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5653--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- 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 department analy-
   sis of the prescription monitoring program registry
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 7 of section 3343-a of the public health law,
 as added by section 2 of part A of chapter 447 of the laws of  2012,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   7.  Department  analysis  of data.   The department shall periodically
 analyze data contained in the prescription monitoring  program  registry
 to identify information that indicates that a violation of law or breach
 of professional standards may have occurred, INCLUDING THE INAPPROPRIATE
 PRESCRIBING  OF  CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCES  and,  as warranted, provide any
 relevant information to appropriate entities as permitted under  section
 thirty-three  hundred  seventy-one of this article. The department shall
 keep a record of the information provided, including,  but  not  limited
 to,  the  specific  information  provided  and  the agency to which such
 information was provided, including the name and title of the person  to
 whom  such  information was provided and an attestation from such person
 that he or she has authority to receive such information.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11627-02-9

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