Assembly Bill A216

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the regulation of retail clinics

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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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2021-A216 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9276
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §230-f, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7745
2023-2024: A3729, S2942

2021-A216 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts provisions authorizing retail clinics to provide certain services; directs the commissioner of health to enact regulations imposing certain standards and restrictions.

2021-A216 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    216
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GOTTFRIED, PAULIN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to retail clinics
 
   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
 230-f to read as follows:
   § 230-F. RETAIL CLINICS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION,  "RETAIL  CLINIC"
 MEANS A FACILITY OR PORTION OF A FACILITY THAT IS OPERATED BY ANY ENTITY
 THAT  IS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL
 SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC AND THAT PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES OR  TREAT-
 MENT  PROVIDED BY A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER LICENSED, CERTIFIED, REGIS-
 TERED OR AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION  LAW,
 ACTING  WITHIN  HIS OR HER LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE, THAT:  (A) OPERATES
 WITHIN THE SPACE OF A RETAIL BUSINESS OPERATION, SUCH AS A PHARMACY OR A
 STORE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; (B) IS LABELED, BRANDED, ADVERTISED OR
 MARKETED WITH THE NAME OR SYMBOL OF A RETAIL BUSINESS ENTITY; OR (C)  IS
 LABELED,  BRANDED,  ADVERTISED  OR MARKETED WITH THE NAME OR SYMBOL OF A
 BUSINESS ENTITY, OTHER THAN A BUSINESS ENTITY THAT PROVIDES HEALTH  CARE
 SERVICES  OR  TREATMENT PROVIDED AT THE FACILITY. HOWEVER, A FACILITY OR
 PORTION OF A FACILITY SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A RETAIL  CLINIC  IF  IT
 ORDINARILY  IS USED ONLY FOR PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO EMPLOYEES
 OF THE RETAIL BUSINESS OPERATION.  A FACILITY SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO  BE
 A  RETAIL  CLINIC  IF  THE  HEALTH CARE SERVICE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE
 EDUCATION LAW IT PROVIDES IS LIMITED TO PHARMACY OR OPHTHALMIC  DISPENS-
 ING  AND  OPHTHALMOLOGIC  OR  OPTOMETRIC SERVICES PROVIDED IN CONNECTION
 WITH OPHTHALMIC DISPENSING.
   2. THE TREATMENTS AND SERVICES THAT MAY BE PROVIDED BY A RETAIL CLINIC
 SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF TREATMENT AND SERVICES TO  PATIENTS
 FOR  ACUTE  EPISODIC ILLNESS OR CONDITION; EPISODIC PREVENTIVE TREATMENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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