S7060-2011 Actions

• Apr 26, 2012: REFERRED TO HEALTH

S7060-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S7060

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public health law, in relation to electronic prescriptions
for controlled substances

PURPOSE:
This bill allows for electronic prescribing of controlled substances,
in order to keep more accurate records of those with these
prescriptions.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 states that this act shall be known as the Michael David
Israel Electronic Prescription Act.

Section 2 amends subdivision 1, section 3332 of the public health law
by allowing schedule I, II, III, IV, and V controlled substances to
be prescribed electronically.

JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, controlled substances cannot be prescribed electronically.
Abuse of prescription drugs has risen dramatically throughout New
York state and, given the increasing demand to procure these drugs,
the physical prescription pads used to prescribe these controlled
substances are now more than ever at risk for theft and misuse.

This bill will allow physicians and nurse practitioners to
electronically prescribe controlled substances, sending the
prescription directly to the pharmacy, making the system safer and
more secure.

Michael David Israel was a young man from Western New York who took
his own life on June 4, 2011, due to his battle with prescription
drug addiction. This bill is named after him to recognize not only
his struggle but the struggle that thousands of New Yorkers face on a
daily basis.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S7060-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         7060
 I N  SENATE
 April 26, 2012
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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  electronic
 prescriptions for controlled substances
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "Michael
 David Israel electronic prescription act".
 

S  2.  Subdivision  1  of  section  3332  of the public health law, as
 amended by chapter 178 of the laws  of  2010,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:

 1.  No controlled substance may be prescribed by a practitioner except
 THAT SCHEDULE I,  II,  III,  IV  AND  V  CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCES  MAY  BE
 PRESCRIBED on an official New York state prescription or on an electron
 ic  prescription,  and  in  good  faith  and in the course of his or her
 professional practice only.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15388-02-2

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