Bill Text: NY S05670 | 2017-2018 | 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 (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-12 - referred to higher education [S05670 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S05670-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5670
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     April 24, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
        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; provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
    13  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
    14  for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
    15  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.
                                                                   LBD04262-01-7