senate Bill S6517

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the practice of registered pharmacy technician

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  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed by Governor

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Oct 25, 2019 signed chap.414
Oct 17, 2019 delivered to governor
Jun 20, 2019 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.567
substituted for a8319
Jun 19, 2019 referred to ways and means
Jun 18, 2019 delivered to assembly
passed senate
ordered to third reading cal.1648
Jun 14, 2019 referred to rules

S6517 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8319
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 137-A §§6840 - 6844, §6832, amd §6804, Ed L

S6517 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the practice of registered pharmacy technician; enacts provisions for the licensure of such persons.

S6517 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6517 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6517

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 14, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the practice of regis-
  tered pharmacy technician

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 137-A
to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 137-A
                     REGISTERED PHARMACY TECHNICIANS
SECTION 6840. INTRODUCTION.
        6841. DEFINITION OF THE PRACTICE OF REGISTERED PHARMACY  TECHNI-
                CIAN.
        6842. DEFINITIONS.
        6843. PRACTICE  OF REGISTERED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN AND USE OF THE
                TITLE "REGISTERED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN".
        6844. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AS A REGISTERED PHARMACY  TECH-
                NICIAN.
  § 6840. INTRODUCTION. THIS ARTICLE APPLIES TO THE PROFESSION OF REGIS-
TERED  PHARMACY  TECHNICIAN.  THE GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL PROFESSIONS
CONTAINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THIS  TITLE  SHALL  APPLY  TO
THIS ARTICLE.
  §  6841. DEFINITION OF THE PRACTICE OF REGISTERED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN.
1. A REGISTERED PHARMACY  TECHNICIAN  MAY,  UNDER  THE  DIRECT  PERSONAL
SUPERVISION  OF  A LICENSED PHARMACIST, ASSIST SUCH LICENSED PHARMACIST,
AS DIRECTED, IN COMPOUNDING, PREPARING, LABELING, OR DISPENSING OF DRUGS
USED TO FILL VALID PRESCRIPTIONS OR MEDICATION ORDERS OR IN COMPOUNDING,
PREPARING, AND LABELING IN ANTICIPATION OF A VALID PRESCRIPTION OR MEDI-
CATION ORDER FOR A PATIENT TO BE SERVED BY THE FACILITY,  IN  ACCORDANCE
WITH  ARTICLE  ONE  HUNDRED  THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS TITLE WHERE SUCH TASKS
REQUIRE NO PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT. SUCH PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT SHALL  ONLY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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