| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
|---|---|
| Feb 04, 2020 | referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Jan 21, 2020 | advanced to third reading |
| Jan 15, 2020 | 2nd report cal. |
| Jan 14, 2020 | 1st report cal.171 |
| Jan 08, 2020 | referred to health returned to senate died in assembly |
| Jun 19, 2019 | referred to health |
| Jun 18, 2019 | delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1565 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| Jun 13, 2019 | print number 5653a |
| Jun 13, 2019 | amend (t) and recommit to health |
| May 10, 2019 | referred to health |
senate Bill S5653A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Jen Metzger
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
Your Voice
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
S5653 - Details
S5653 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5653 SPONSOR: METZGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the prescription monitoring program registry being used to investigate prescribers PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to identify over-prescribing of opioids and to ensure that those individuals engaging in criminal activ- ity are referred to the appropriate authority. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 - Amends section 3343-a of the public health law to require the department to identify and investigate prescribers with statis- tically high prescribing patterns. If the department believes a violation of the law has occurred, the department shall refer the matter to the Attorney General.
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
Co-Sponsors
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Anna M. Kaplan
(D, IP, WF) 0 Senate District
James Sanders Jr.
(D) 10th Senate District
S5653A (ACTIVE) - Details
S5653A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5653A SPONSOR: METZGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to department analysis of the prescription monitoring program registry PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to identify over-prescribing of opioids and to ensure that those individuals engaging in criminal activ- ity are referred to the appropriate authority. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 - Amends section 3343-a of the public health law to require the department to identify and examine potential inappropriate prescrib- ing. Section 2 - Effective Date - Immediately.
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
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.