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Senate Bill S10238

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the registration of chain and community pharmacies

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2025-S10238 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10971
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6808, Ed L

2025-S10238 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the registration of chain and community pharmacies.

2025-S10238 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10238
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 7, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee 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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