Bill Text: NY S08314 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to expanding pharmacists' authority to dispense epinephrine auto-injectors.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-30 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S08314 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S08314-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8314
                    IN SENATE
                                     April 30, 2018
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- 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 expanding  pharma-
          cists' authority to dispense epinephrine auto-injectors
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of  section  3000-c  of  the
     2  public  health  law,  as  amended by chapter 200 of the laws of 2017, is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    (a) "Eligible person or entity" means  (i)  an  ambulance  service  or
     5  advanced  life support first response service; a certified first respon-
     6  der, emergency medical technician, or advanced emergency medical techni-
     7  cian, who is employed by or an enrolled member of any such service; (ii)
     8  a children's overnight camp as defined in  subdivision  one  of  section
     9  thirteen  hundred  ninety-two  of  this  chapter,  a  summer day camp as
    10  defined in subdivision two of section  thirteen  hundred  ninety-two  of
    11  this  chapter,  a  traveling  summer  day camp as defined in subdivision
    12  three of section thirteen hundred ninety-two of this chapter or a person
    13  employed by such a camp; (iii) a school district, board  of  cooperative
    14  educational  services,  county vocational education and extension board,
    15  charter school, and non-public elementary and secondary school  in  this
    16  state  or  any  person  employed  by  any  such entity, or employed by a
    17  contractor of such an entity while performing services for  the  entity;
    18  or  (iv)  a sports, entertainment, amusement, education, government, day
    19  care or retail facility; an educational institution, youth  organization
    20  or  sports  league;  an  establishment  that  serves  food;  or a person
    21  employed by such entity; and (v) any other entity that may be a venue in
    22  which an allergic reaction may occur, or  any  other  person  or  entity
    23  designated or approved, or in a category designated or approved pursuant
    24  to  regulations of the commissioner in consultation with other appropri-
    25  ate agencies.
    26    § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 3000-c  of  the  public
    27  health  law,  as added by chapter 373 of the laws of 2016, is amended to
    28  read as follows:
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15605-01-8
        S. 8314                             2
     1    (b) A pharmacist may dispense or distribute, directly  or  indirectly,
     2  an  epinephrine  auto-injector pursuant to a patient-specific or non-pa-
     3  tient-specific prescription under this subdivision, to or for an  eligi-
     4  ble person or entity.
     5    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.