Bill Text: NY A09334 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to exceptions to requirements for electronic prescriptions for oral prescriptions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-17 - substituted by s6778 [A09334 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A09334-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9334 IN ASSEMBLY February 19, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to exceptions to requirements for electronic prescriptions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 3 of section 281 of 2 the public health law, as amended by chapter 13 of the laws of 2015 are 3 amended, and a new paragraph (f) is added to read as follows: 4 (d) issued by a practitioner under circumstances where, notwithstand- 5 ing the practitioner's present ability to make an electronic 6 prescription as required by this subdivision, such practitioner reason- 7 ably determines that it would be impractical for the patient to obtain 8 substances prescribed by electronic prescription in a timely manner, and 9 such delay would adversely impact the patient's medical condition, 10 provided that if such prescription is for a controlled substance, the 11 quantity of controlled substances does not exceed a five day supply if 12 the controlled substance were used in accordance with the directions for 13 use; [or] 14 (e) issued by a practitioner to be dispensed by a pharmacy located 15 outside the state, as set forth in regulation[.]; or 16 (f) issued as an oral prescription under paragraph (b) of subdivision 17 four of section 6810 of the education law. 18 § 2. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 10 of section 6810 of the 19 education law, as amended by chapter 13 of the laws of 2015, are 20 amended, and a new paragraph (f) is added to read as follows: 21 (d) issued by a practitioner under circumstances where, notwithstand- 22 ing the practitioner's present ability to make an electronic 23 prescription as required by this subdivision, such practitioner reason- 24 ably determines that it would be impractical for the patient to obtain 25 substances prescribed by electronic prescription in a timely manner, and 26 such delay would adversely impact the patient's medical condition, 27 provided that if such prescription is for a controlled substance, the EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14203-01-6