assembly Bill A187

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for the synchronization of multiple prescriptions for recipients of medical assistance

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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
Dec 30, 2022 approval memo.106
signed chap.838
Dec 19, 2022 delivered to governor
May 16, 2022 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.513
substituted for s431a
May 11, 2022 referred to health
delivered to senate
passed assembly
May 10, 2022 ordered to third reading rules cal.97
rules report cal.97
reported
May 09, 2022 reported referred to rules
Jan 05, 2022 referred to ways and means
Jan 20, 2021 reported referred to ways and means
Jan 06, 2021 referred to health

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A187 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S431
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§367-a & 364-j, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A9012, S7109

A187 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the synchronization of multiple prescriptions for recipients of medical assistance.

A187 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    187
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED, ABINANTI, PHEFFER AMATO, SOLAGES,
   STECK, SEAWRIGHT, ASHBY, BYRNE, BUTTENSCHON, M. MILLER --  Multi-Spon-
   sored  by -- M. of A.  HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  synchronization
   of multiple prescriptions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 367-a of the social  services  law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
   (I)(I) THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM FOR SYNCHRO-
 NIZATION OF MEDICATIONS WHEN IT IS AGREED AMONG THE RECIPIENT, A PROVID-
 ER  AND  A PHARMACIST THAT SYNCHRONIZATION OF MULTIPLE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR
 THE TREATMENT OF A CHRONIC ILLNESS  IS  IN  THE  BEST  INTEREST  OF  THE
 PATIENT  FOR  THE  MANAGEMENT OR TREATMENT OF A CHRONIC ILLNESS PROVIDED
 THAT THE MEDICATIONS:
   (A) ARE COVERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE;
   (B) ARE USED FOR TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC  CONDITIONS  THAT
 ARE SUBJECT TO REFILLS;
   (C)  ARE  NOT  A  SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, NOR A SCHEDULE III
 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE THAT CONTAINS HYDROCODONE;
   (D) MEET ALL PRIOR AUTHORIZATION CRITERIA SPECIFIC TO THE  MEDICATIONS
 AT THE TIME OF THE SYNCHRONIZATION REQUEST;
   (E)  ARE  OF A FORMULATION THAT CAN BE EFFECTIVELY SPLIT OVER REQUIRED
 SHORT FILL PERIODS TO ACHIEVE SYNCHRONIZATION; AND
   (F) DO NOT HAVE QUANTITY  LIMITS  OR  DOSE  OPTIMIZATION  CRITERIA  OR
 REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD BE VIOLATED IN FULFILLING SYNCHRONIZATION.
   (II) THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL NOT DENY COVERAGE FOR THE DISPENS-
 ING  OF  A  MEDICATION BY A PHARMACY FOR A PARTIAL SUPPLY WHEN IT IS FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF SYNCHRONIZING THE PATIENT'S MEDICATIONS. WHEN  APPLICABLE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets