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Assembly Bill A10971

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the registration of chain and community pharmacies

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2025-A10971 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6808, Ed L

2025-A10971 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the registration of chain and community pharmacies.

2025-A10971 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10971
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 14, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring  the  regis-
   tration of chain and community pharmacies
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 6808 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  CHAIN AND COMMUNITY PHARMACIES; REGISTRATION. A. DEFINITIONS.  FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION:
   (1) "CHAIN PHARMACY" MEANS A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY HAVING  AT  LEAST
 TWENTY LICENSED PHARMACIES IN NEW YORK STATE UNDER THE SAME OWNERSHIP.
   (2)  "COMMUNITY  PHARMACY"  MEANS  PRIVATELY HELD COMPANY HAVING FEWER
 THAN TWENTY LICENSED PHARMACIES IN NEW YORK STATE UNDER THE SAME  OWNER-
 SHIP.
   B.  COMMUNITY  PHARMACY EXCEPTIONS. THE FOLLOWING PHARMACIES SHALL NOT
 BE CONSIDERED A COMMUNITY PHARMACY:
   (1) GOVERNMENT-OWNED.
   (2) HOSPITAL-OWNED.
   (3) OWNED BY A SUPERMARKET OR OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE.
   (4) AN EXTENSION  OF  A  MEDICAL  PRACTICE,  URGENT  CARE,  OUTPATIENT
 MEDICAL CLINIC, OR OUTPATIENT SURGICAL CENTER.
   (5)  OWNED  BY  A CORPORATE CHAIN OF PHARMACIES WITH STORES OUTSIDE OF
 THE STATE.
   (6) A MAIL-ORDER PHARMACY.
   (7) A PHARMACY OWNED BY A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER OR HEALTH INSURER.
   C. OBTAINING A DESIGNATION. EACH CHAIN OR COMMUNITY PHARMACY SHALL  BE
 DESIGNATED  AS  A CHAIN OR COMMUNITY PHARMACY PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION
 BY THE PHARMACY OWNERSHIP ON A FORM TO BE PRESCRIBED BY THE  DEPARTMENT.
 THE  DESIGNATION  SHALL  BE  RENEWED  EVERY THREE YEARS. THE APPLICATION
 SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A FEE OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
   § 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.

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