Bill Text: NY A10321 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Classifies gabapentin as a controlled substance.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-7)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-05 - reported referred to codes [A10321 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A10321-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10321--B IN ASSEMBLY April 10, 2018 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, D'URSO, ENGLEBRIGHT, RIVERA, TAYLOR, SEAWRIGHT, McDONOUGH, MORINELLO, LAWRENCE, MONTESANO, BLANKENBUSH, BRAUNSTEIN, WILLIAMS, ARROYO, CASTORINA, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, ERRIGO, BLAKE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to classifying gaba- pentin as a controlled substance The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3371 of the public health law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: 3 (d) For purposes of this section, gabapentin shall be deemed to be a 4 controlled substance. 5 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 3343-a of the public health law is 6 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows: 7 (e) For purposes of this section, gabapentin shall be deemed to be a 8 controlled substance. 9 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 10 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law; provided that the 11 amendment to subdivision 2 of section 3371 of the public health law made 12 by section one of this act shall survive the expiration and reversion of 13 such section as provided in section 12 of chapter 90 of the laws of 14 2014, as amended. Effective immediately the addition, amendment or 15 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 16 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before 17 such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15312-07-8