Bill Text: NY S04348 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish standards, and review and implement requirements for the performance of continuing medical education on pain management, palliative care and addiction.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-3)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-01 - ordered to third reading cal.731 [S04348 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S04348-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         4348--A
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     March 16, 2015
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        Introduced  by  Sens.  HANNON,  MURPHY, GALLIVAN, KENNEDY, O'MARA, ORTT,
          PANEPINTO, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed
          to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on Health -- recommitted to the
          Committee on Health in accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --
          committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
          recommitted to said committee
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  the  prescription
          pain  medication  awareness  program;  and providing for the repeal of
          such provisions upon expiration thereof
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Section  3309-a  of  the  public  health law, as added by
     2  section 52 of part D of chapter 56 of the laws  of  2012,  subparagraphs
     3  (i),  (ii)  and  (iii)  of paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 as amended and
     4  subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 as added by  section
     5  1  and subdivisions 3 and 4 as amended by section 2 of part D of chapter
     6  447 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
     7    § 3309-a. Prescription pain medication awareness program. 1. There  is
     8  hereby  established within the department a prescription pain medication
     9  awareness program to educate the public and  health  care  practitioners
    10  about  the  risks  associated  with  prescribing  and  taking controlled
    11  substance pain medications.
    12    2. Within the amounts appropriated, the commissioner, in  consultation
    13  with  the  commissioner  of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse
    14  services, shall[:
    15    (a) Develop] develop and  conduct  a  public  health  education  media
    16  campaign  designed  to  alert  youth, parents and the general population
    17  about the risks associated with prescription pain  medications  and  the
    18  need  to  properly  dispose of any unused medication. In developing this
    19  campaign, the  commissioner  shall  consult  with  and  use  information
    20  provided  by  the  work  group established pursuant to subdivision [(b)]
    21  four of this section and other relevant professional organizations.  The
    22  campaign  shall  include  an  internet website providing information for
    23  parents, children and health care professionals on the risks  associated
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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