Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 23, 2022 | signed chap.732 |
Dec 16, 2022 | delivered to governor |
May 25, 2022 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1332 substituted for s4640 |
May 16, 2022 | referred to health delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 05, 2022 | ordered to third reading cal.19 |
Feb 11, 2021 | advanced to third reading cal.91 |
Feb 09, 2021 | reported |
Jan 06, 2021 | referred to health |
assembly Bill A273
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
GOTTFRIED
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Judy Griffin
Sandy Galef
Charles Barron
Anna Kelles
A273 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 273 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, GRIFFIN, GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to consideration and prescription of non-opioid treatment alternatives for treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3331 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows: 9. (A) WHEN A PATIENT SEEKS TREATMENT FOR ANY NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITION THAT CAUSES PAIN, WHERE A PRACTITIONER CONSIDERS AN OPIOID TREATMENT, THE PRACTITIONER SHALL CONSIDER, DISCUSS WITH THE PATIENT, AND, AS APPROPRIATE, REFER OR PRESCRIBE NON-OPIOID TREATMENT ALTERNA- TIVES, BASED ON THE PRACTITIONER'S CLINICAL JUDGMENT AND FOLLOWING GENERALLY ACCEPTED NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL OR TREATMENT GUIDELINES, AND CONSISTENT WITH PATIENT PREFERENCE AND CONSENT, BEFORE STARTING A PATIENT ON OPIOID TREATMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NON- OPIOID TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: ACUPUNC- TURE, CHIROPRACTIC, MASSAGE THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, NON-OPIOID MEDICATIONS, INTERVEN- TIONAL TREATMENTS AND NON-CLINICAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS EXERCISE. THE PRACTITIONER SHALL INFORM THE PATIENT THAT SOME TREATMENTS MAY NOT BE COVERED BY THE PATIENT'S HEALTH COVERAGE. (B) THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY FOR PATIENTS BEING TREATED UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES: TREATMENT OF CANCER; HOSPICE OR OTHER END-OF-LIFE CARE; POST-SURGERY TREATMENT IMME- DIATELY FOLLOWING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE; OR IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "MEDICAL EMERGENCY" MEANS AN ACUTE INJURY OR ILLNESS THAT POSES AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO A PERSON'S LIFE OR HEALTH. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets