Bill Text: NY A00741 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to patient counseling before issuing a prescription for a schedule II opioid; requires practitioners to consult with the patient regarding the quantity of the opioid and the patient's option to fill the prescription in a lesser quantity, and to inform the patient of the risks associated with opiate addiction and document the reason for the prescription.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to higher education [A00741 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A00741-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           741
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 9, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Higher Education
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to patient counseling
          before issuing a prescription for a schedule II opioid
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. Section 3331 of the public health law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
     3    2-a. Prior to issuing a prescription for a schedule II opioid, a prac-
     4  titioner shall:
     5    (a) consult with the patient regarding the quantity of the opioid  and
     6  the patient's option to fill the prescription in a lesser quantity;
     7    (b)  inform the patient of the risks associated with opiate addiction;
     8  and
     9    (c) document the reason for the opioid prescription in  the  patient's
    10  medical record.
    11    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    12  have become a law.    Effective  immediately,  the  addition,  amendment
    13  and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
    14  of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made
    15  and completed on or before such effective date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04787-01-9