Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 22, 2023 |
signed chap.746 |
Dec 12, 2023 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 07, 2023 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1686 substituted for s6337a |
May 31, 2023 |
referred to higher education delivered to senate passed assembly |
May 30, 2023 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.391 rules report cal.391 reported |
May 23, 2023 |
reported referred to rules |
May 19, 2023 |
print number 6779a |
May 19, 2023 |
amend (t) and recommit to higher education |
May 08, 2023 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A6779A
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MCDONALD
Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2023-A6779 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6337
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§6802 & 6801, Ed L; amd §3, Chap 802 of 2022
2023-A6779 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6779 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 8, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the administration of certain medications by a pharmacist THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph and subparagraph 1 of paragraph b of subdivision 22 of section 6802 of the education law, as amended by chap- ter 5 of the laws of 2023, are amended to read as follows: The injection of medications [into the deltoid muscle] for the treat- ment of mental health and substance use disorder, as prescribed or ordered by a licensed prescriber, acting within the scope of their prac- tice in this state and in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner, in consultation with the department of health and any other state agencies as necessary, provided that: (1) Such administration is conducted pursuant to a valid prescription or order that authorizes a pharmacist to administer medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorder [and the]. THE pharmacist [notifies] MUST NOTIFY the licensed prescriber that the administration is complete WITHIN FIVE DAYS AND SHALL CONVEY TO THE PRESCRIBER, BY MAKING AN ENTRY INTO AN INTEROPERABLE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM, AN ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING TECHNOLOGY OR A PHARMACY RECORD, OR BY USING FACSIMILE, ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS. IF AN ELECTRONIC MEANS DESCRIBED IN THIS PARAGRAPH IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PHARMACIST AT THE TIME OF COMMUNICATION, THE PHARMACIST OR PHARMACIST'S DESIGNEE MAY COMMUNICATE THE INFORMATION BY TELEPHONE. NOTIFICATION IS ALSO REQUIRED IF A PATIENT DOES NOT RECEIVE AN ADMINISTRATION. Administration in a pharmacy may not commence until after the patient has received the initial injection and is considered eligible for maintenance treatment by the licensed prescriber. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10677-02-3
co-Sponsors
Patricia Fahy
2023-A6779A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6337
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§6802 & 6801, Ed L; amd §3, Chap 802 of 2022
2023-A6779A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6779--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 8, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the administration of certain medications by a pharmacist; and to amend chapter 802 of the laws of 2022 amending the education law relating to the definition of the practice of pharmacy, in relation to the effectiveness thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph, subparagraph 1 and subparagraph 3 of paragraph b of subdivision 22 of section 6802 of the education law, as amended by chapter 5 of the laws of 2023, are amended to read as follows: The injection of medications [into the deltoid muscle] for the treat- ment of mental health and substance use disorder, as prescribed or ordered by a licensed prescriber, acting within the scope of their prac- tice in this state and in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner, in consultation with the department of health and any other state agencies as necessary, provided that: (1) Such administration is conducted pursuant to a valid PATIENT-SPE- CIFIC prescription or PATIENT-SPECIFIC order that authorizes a pharma- cist to administer medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Admin- istration for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorder [and the]. THE pharmacist [notifies] SHALL NOTIFY the licensed prescri- ber that the administration is complete WITHIN FIVE DAYS AND SHALL CONVEY SUCH INFORMATION TO THE PRESCRIBER BY MAKING AN ENTRY INTO AN INTEROPERABLE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM, AN ELECTRONIC PRESCRIB- ING TECHNOLOGY OR A PHARMACY RECORD, OR BY USING FACSIMILE, ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS. IF AN ELECTRONIC MEANS DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBPARAGRAPH IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PHARMACIST AT THE TIME OF COMMUNICATION, THE PHARMACIST OR PHARMACIST'S DESIGNEE MAY COMMUNICATE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10677-07-3
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