Bill Text: NY S03146 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits pharmacists from refusing to dispense medication solely for philosophical, moral, or religious reasons.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION [S03146 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S03146-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3146
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 30, 2013
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Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, AVELLA, HASSELL-THOMPSON, MONTGOMERY --
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 prohibiting pharma-
cists from refusing to dispense medication solely for philosophical,
moral, or religious reasons
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 6810 of the education law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
3 14. NO PHARMACIST SHALL REFUSE TO DISPENSE OR REFILL A PRESCRIPTION OR
4 NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUG APPROVED BY THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
5 FOR RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION BY PHARMACIES SOLELY ON THE GROUNDS THAT TO
6 DISPENSE OR REFILL THE PRESCRIPTION OR NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUG WOULD
7 CONTRAVENE THE PHARMACIST'S PHILOSOPHICAL, MORAL, OR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
8 S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
9 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00947-01-3
