Bill Text: NY A00268 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to establishing the NYS prescription medication cost containment program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to aging [A00268 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A00268-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          268
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Aging
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  elder  law,  in  relation to the New York state
         prescription medication cost containment program
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The elder law is amended by adding a new section 249-a to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 249-A. NEW  YORK  STATE  PRESCRIPTION  MEDICATION  COST  CONTAINMENT
    4  PROGRAM.  1. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CREATE
    5  THE NEW YORK STATE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION COST CONTAINMENT PROGRAM.
    6    2. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL OFFER NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS WHO  QUALIFY  FOR
    7  THE  ELDERLY  PHARMACEUTICAL  INSURANCE  COVERAGE  PROGRAM  PURSUANT  TO
    8  SECTION TWO HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, SEVERAL OPTIONS  TO  FILL
    9  MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS THROUGH A CANADIAN MAIL ORDER COMPANY. SUCH COMPA-
   10  NIES  SHALL  BE  SELECTED  THROUGH  COMPETITIVE  BIDDING  PROCESS, TO BE
   11  DESIGNED AND  IMPLEMENTED  BY  THE  EXECUTIVE  DIRECTOR.  CANADIAN  DRUG
   12  SUPPLIERS  SHALL  INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO ALL MANUFACTURERS
   13  AND DISTRIBUTORS BY CANADA'S RESEARCHED BASED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   15  it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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