NY State Senate Bill S4640

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A273 - Signed by Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
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 25, 2022	substituted by a273
May 17, 2022	advanced to third reading
May 16, 2022	2nd report cal.
May 11, 2022	1st report cal.1332
Jan 05, 2022	referred to health returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 03, 2021	referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate
Apr 28, 2021	advanced to third reading
Apr 27, 2021	2nd report cal.
Apr 26, 2021	1st report cal.731
Feb 08, 2021	referred to health

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May 25, 2022 - floor Vote

A273

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May 9, 2022 - Health committee Vote

S4640

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Jun 3, 2021 - floor Vote

S4640

floor

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Apr 26, 2021 - Health committee Vote

S4640

committee

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S4640 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A273
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3331, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S5867, A8256

S4640 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a practitioner to consider and prescribe non-opioid treatment alternatives for treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.

S4640 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S4640

SPONSOR: RIVERA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to consideration and
prescription of non-opioid treatment alternatives for treatment of
neuromusculoskeletal conditions

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF BILL:

Section 1 adds a new Public Health Law § 3331, subdivision 9. It
requires that a practitioner treating a patient with a neuromusculosk-
eletal condition that causes pain consider, discuss, and, if appropri-
ate, refer or prescribe non-opioid treatments before prescribing an
opioid. This requirement would not apply in a medical emergency, immedi-
ate post-surgical care, hospice or other end-of-life care, or cancer
treatment, though it does not preclude non-opioid treatment options in
those circumstances.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Opioid prescriptions have become a common solution for treating pain of
all kinds, from acute injuries to chronic pain. According to the CDC,
low back pain is one of the most common conditions being treated with
opioids, and as many as one in four primary care patients on long term
opioid therapies struggle with an opioid use disorder.  Although opioids
are prescribed to mask neuromusculoskeletal pain, other treatments may
actually resolve the cause of the pain itself. A large and growing body
of medical literature supports the use of treatments such as physical
therapy, chiropractic care, acupuncture, massage therapy, and occupa-
tional therapy to manage and alleviate pain. The CDC Guideline for
Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain calls for considering conservative
therapies such as these, as well as exercise, cognitive behavioral ther-
apy, and non-opioid medications, before starting opioids.

This bill does not limit a patient or doctor's options for pain treat-
ment, but rather requires that both parties consider the alternatives
available before choosing an opioid prescription. More and more studies
show that these conservative care therapies can improve a patient's pain
and prevent the need for an opioid prescription, which is the best way
to prevent opioid dependence and overdose.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-2020: S5867B/A8256A Gottfried

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

S4640 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4640
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. RIVERA, 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 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
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00473-01-1

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May 9, 2022 - Health committee Vote

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Jun 3, 2021 - floor Vote

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Apr 26, 2021 - Health committee Vote

Health Committee Vote: Apr 26, 2021

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S4640 (ACTIVE) - Details

S4640 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S4640 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4640 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Gustavo Rivera

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A273 - Signed by Governor

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May 9, 2022 - Health committee Vote

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Jun 3, 2021 - floor Vote

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Apr 26, 2021 - Health committee Vote

Health Committee Vote: Apr 26, 2021

Co-Sponsors

James Gaughran

Pete Harckham

James Skoufis

S4640 (ACTIVE) - Details

S4640 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S4640 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4640 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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