Bill Text: NY A07065 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the use of an electronic medical records system when dispensing certain controlled substances; defines "electronic medical records system"; authorizes physicians with patients receiving Medicaid to dispense prescriptions through such electronic medical records system.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to health [A07065 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A07065-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7065
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 19, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Health
       AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  authorizing  the
         use  of  the  electronic  medical  records system when issuing certain
         controlled substances
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
    2  3335 to read as follows:
    3    S 3335. ISSUING UPON  PRESCRIPTIONS  VIA  ELECTRONIC  MEDICAL  RECORDS
    4  SYSTEM.  1.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION, THE TERM "ELECTRONIC
    5  MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS  SYSTEM
    6  WHICH ENABLES A PHYSICIAN TO CONSOLIDATE RECORD KEEPING.
    7    2.  A  PHYSICIAN  MAY  DISPENSE  DIRECTLY TO A PHARMACY ANY CONTROLLED
    8  SUBSTANCE PRESCRIPTION PURSUANT TO AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM.
    9    3. IF A PHYSICIAN OPTS TO ISSUE PRESCRIPTIONS PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION
   10  TWO  OF  THIS SECTION, SUCH PHYSICIAN SHALL BE ELIGIBLE AND PERMITTED TO
   11  ISSUE ANY AND ALL PRESCRIPTIONS THROUGH SUCH ELECTRONIC MEDICAL  RECORDS
   12  SYSTEM, INCLUDING PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PATIENTS RECEIVING MEDICAID.
   13    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   14  have become a law; provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
   15  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
   16  for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
   17  and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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