Senate Bill S4774

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to labeling prescription bottles of opioids

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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-S4774 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6067
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3333, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S6630

2021-S4774 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires prescription bottles containing opioids to have a label affixed concerning the addictive nature of the drug and that such drug may cause depression and overdose.

2021-S4774 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4774 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4774
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- 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  labeling
   prescription bottles of opioids
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3333 of the public health  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D)  IN  ADDITION TO THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WHERE
 THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE BEING DISPENSED IS AN OPIOID,  THERE  SHALL  BE
 AFFIXED TO THE CONTAINER A LABEL UPON WHICH IS INDELIBLY TYPED, PRINTED,
 OR  OTHERWISE  LEGIBLY WRITTEN "WARNING.   THIS DRUG IS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE
 AND MAY CAUSE DEPRESSION AND OVERDOSE.  PLEASE CONSULT  YOUR  PHARMACIST
 OR PHYSICIAN BEFORE USING."
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.    Effective  immediately,  the  addition,  amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08314-01-1

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