Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 30, 2021 | signed chap.803 |
Dec 17, 2021 | delivered to governor |
Jun 03, 2021 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.904 substituted for s2966a |
Jun 03, 2021 | substituted by a336a |
May 10, 2021 | advanced to third reading |
May 05, 2021 | 2nd report cal. |
May 04, 2021 | 1st report cal.904 |
Apr 19, 2021 | print number 2966a |
Apr 19, 2021 | amend and recommit to finance reported and committed to finance |
Jan 26, 2021 | referred to health |
senate Bill S2966A
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Pete Harckham
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A336 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Samra G. Brouk
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
S2966 - Details
S2966 - Summary
Provides that with the first opioid prescription of each year for use in a setting other than a general hospital or nursing home under article twenty-eight of this chapter or facility under article thirty-one of the mental hygiene law, or when a practitioner is prescribing a controlled substance to a patient under the care of hospice, the prescriber shall prescribe an opioid antagonist when any of the following risk factors are present: a history of substance abuse disorder; high dose or cumulative prescriptions that result in 90 morphine milligram equivalents or higher per day; concurrent use of opioids and benzodiazepine or nonbenzodiazepine sedative hypnotics.
S2966 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2966 SPONSOR: HARCKHAM TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prescribing an opioid antagonist with a patient's first opioid prescription in a given year PURPOSE: To prescribe an opioid antagonist, a drug used to counter the effects of opioid overdose, with a patient's first opioid analgesic prescription each year. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Adds a new subdivision 7 to Section 3309 of the public health law, which provides that the first opioid prescription to a particular patient each year, in a setting other than a general hospital, nursing home, or hospice care, shall be accompanied with a prescription for an
S2966 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2966 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 26, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 prescribing an opioid antagonist with a patient's first opioid prescription in a given year THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3309 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 7. WITH THE FIRST PRESCRIPTION TO A PARTICULAR PATIENT OF AN OPIOID OF EACH YEAR FOR USE IN A SETTING OTHER THAN A GENERAL HOSPITAL OR NURSING HOME UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER OR FACILITY UNDER ARTI- CLE THIRTY-ONE OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, OR WHEN A PRACTITIONER IS PRESCRIBING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TO A PATIENT UNDER THE CARE OF HOSPICE AS DEFINED BY SECTION FOUR THOUSAND TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, THE PRESCRIBER SHALL PRESCRIBE AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST WHEN ANY OF THE FOLLOW- ING RISK FACTORS ARE PRESENT: (A) A HISTORY OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER; (B) HIGH DOSE OR CUMULATIVE PRESCRIPTIONS THAT RESULT IN OVER FIFTY MORPHINE MILLIGRAM EQUIVALENTS PER DAY; (C) CONCURRENT USE OF OPIOIDS AND BENZODIAZEPINE OR NONBENZODIAZEPINE SEDATIVE HYPNOTICS. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed by the commissioner of health on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03417-01-1
Co-Sponsors
Samra G. Brouk
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
S2966A (ACTIVE) - Details
S2966A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that with the first opioid prescription of each year for use in a setting other than a general hospital or nursing home under article twenty-eight of this chapter or facility under article thirty-one of the mental hygiene law, or when a practitioner is prescribing a controlled substance to a patient under the care of hospice, the prescriber shall prescribe an opioid antagonist when any of the following risk factors are present: a history of substance abuse disorder; high dose or cumulative prescriptions that result in 90 morphine milligram equivalents or higher per day; concurrent use of opioids and benzodiazepine or nonbenzodiazepine sedative hypnotics.
S2966A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2966A SPONSOR: HARCKHAM TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prescribing an opioid antagonist with a patient's first opioid prescription in a given year PURPOSE: To prescribe an opioid antagonist, a drug used to counter the effects of opioid overdose, with a patient's first opioid analgesic prescription each year. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Adds a new subdivision 7 to Section 3309 of the public health law, which provides that the first opioid prescription to a particular patient each year, in a setting other than a general hospital, nursing home, or hospice care, shall be accompanied with a prescription for an
S2966A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2966--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 26, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, BROUK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prescribing an opioid antagonist with a patient's first opioid prescription in a given year THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3309 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 7. WITH THE FIRST PRESCRIPTION TO A PARTICULAR PATIENT OF AN OPIOID OF EACH YEAR FOR USE IN A SETTING OTHER THAN A GENERAL HOSPITAL OR NURSING HOME UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER OR FACILITY UNDER ARTI- CLE THIRTY-ONE OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, OR WHEN A PRACTITIONER IS PRESCRIBING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TO A PATIENT UNDER THE CARE OF HOSPICE AS DEFINED BY SECTION FOUR THOUSAND TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, THE PRESCRIBER SHALL PRESCRIBE AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST WHEN ANY OF THE FOLLOW- ING RISK FACTORS ARE PRESENT: (A) A HISTORY OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER; (B) HIGH DOSE OR CUMULATIVE PRESCRIPTIONS THAT RESULT IN NINETY MORPHINE MILLIGRAM EQUIVALENTS OR HIGHER PER DAY; (C) CONCURRENT USE OF OPIOIDS AND BENZODIAZEPINE OR NONBENZODIAZEPINE SEDATIVE HYPNOTICS. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed by the commissioner of health on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03417-05-1
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