Assembly Bill A2278A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires that pharmacies that are permanently discontinuing to notify customers of such discontinuance

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Current Bill Status Via S3393 - Passed Assembly

  • 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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2025-A2278 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3393
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6811-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9769, S9525

2025-A2278 - Summary

Requires pharmacies that are permanently discontinuing to notify customers of such discontinuance and provide information including locations of other nearby pharmacies.

2025-A2278 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2278
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  requiring  pharmacies
   that are discontinuing to notify customers of such discontinuance
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6811-d
 to read as follows:
   § 6811-D. NOTIFICATION OF PHARMACY DISCONTINUANCE.   1.  EVERY  REGIS-
 TERED  PHARMACY  THAT  SELLS  PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AT RETAIL SHALL PROVIDE
 PUBLIC NOTICE AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR  TO  ITS  DISCONTINUANCE.  SUCH
 NOTICE SHALL:
   (A)  BE  PROVIDED, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, TO CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD A
 PRESCRIPTION FILLED AT THE PHARMACY WITHIN THE YEAR PRIOR TO ITS DISCON-
 TINUANCE THROUGH THE CUSTOMER'S PRIMARY MEANS OF COMMUNICATION WITH SUCH
 PHARMACY; AND
   (B) BE CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED AT OR ADJACENT TO THE PLACE IN THE PHARMA-
 CY WHERE PRESCRIPTIONS ARE PRESENTED FOR COMPOUNDING AND DISPENSING,  IN
 THE  WAITING  AREA FOR CUSTOMERS, OR THE AREA WHERE PRESCRIBED DRUGS ARE
 DISPENSED.
   2. THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) THE DATE OF SUCH PHARMACY'S DISCONTINUANCE;
   (B) THE NAMES, ADDRESSES, AND PHONE NUMBERS OF FIVE NEARBY PHARMACIES,
 PROVIDED  THAT, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, AT LEAST TWO OF THE LISTED PHAR-
 MACIES SHALL BE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED;
   (C) INSTRUCTIONS ON TRANSFERRING ANY EXISTING PRESCRIPTIONS TO ANOTHER
 PHARMACY; AND
   (D) INFORMATION REGARDING THE DISPOSITION OF PRESCRIPTION RECORDS IF A
 CUSTOMER FAILS TO TRANSFER  A  PRESCRIPTION  PRIOR  TO  SUCH  PHARMACY'S
 DISCONTINUANCE.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2025-A2278A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3393
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6811-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9769, S9525

2025-A2278A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires pharmacies that are permanently discontinuing to notify customers of such discontinuance and provide information including locations of other nearby pharmacies.

2025-A2278A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2278--A
                                                          Cal. No. 91
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred
   to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  -- reported from committee,
   advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,  retaining
   its place on the order of third reading

 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to requiring pharmacies
   that are permanently discontinuing to notify customers of such discon-
   tinuance
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6811-d
 to read as follows:
   § 6811-D. NOTIFICATION OF PERMANENT PHARMACY DISCONTINUANCE.  1. EVERY
 REGISTERED  PHARMACY  THAT  SELLS  PRESCRIPTION  DRUGS  AT  RETAIL SHALL
 PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTICE AT  LEAST  THIRTY  DAYS  PRIOR  TO  ITS  PERMANENT
 DISCONTINUANCE. SUCH NOTICE SHALL:
   (A)  BE  PROVIDED, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, TO CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD A
 PRESCRIPTION FILLED AT THE PHARMACY WITHIN THE YEAR PRIOR TO ITS DISCON-
 TINUANCE THROUGH THE CUSTOMER'S PRIMARY MEANS OF COMMUNICATION WITH SUCH
 PHARMACY; AND
   (B) BE CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED AT OR ADJACENT TO THE PLACE IN THE PHARMA-
 CY WHERE PRESCRIPTIONS ARE PRESENTED FOR COMPOUNDING AND DISPENSING,  IN
 THE  WAITING  AREA FOR CUSTOMERS, OR THE AREA WHERE PRESCRIBED DRUGS ARE
 DISPENSED.
   2. THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) THE DATE OF SUCH PHARMACY'S DISCONTINUANCE;
   (B)  THE NAMES, ADDRESSES, AND PHONE NUMBERS OF THE FIVE NEAREST PHAR-
 MACIES, INCLUDING INDEPENDENTLY OWNED PHARMACIES, IF APPLICABLE;
   (C) INSTRUCTIONS ON TRANSFERRING ANY EXISTING PRESCRIPTIONS TO ANOTHER
 PHARMACY; AND

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05757-02-5

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