Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 11, 2015 |
approval memo.5 signed chap.416 |
Oct 30, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 15, 2015 |
returned to assembly passed senate substituted for s5086 |
Jun 15, 2015 |
substituted by a7060 ordered to third reading cal.1554 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Apr 30, 2015 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S5086
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7060 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 60th Senate District
2015-S5086 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7060
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3360, 3361, 3363 & 3369-b, add §3365-a, Pub Health L
2015-S5086 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5086 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to expedited access to medical marihuana in certain cases PURPOSE: To expedite the availability of medical marihuana. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 Legislative findings and intent Section 2 adds "special certification" to Public Health Law § 3360 as a certification for a patient whose condition is progressive and degenerative or for whom a delay in the patient's certified medical use of medical marihuana poses a serious risk to the person's life or health. Section 3 adds a new subdivision 9 to PHL § 3361 to allow for a special certification. The Department of Health shall create this form and make it available on the Department's website. Section 4 adds a new PHL § 3365-a which would allow for the expedited registration of registered organizations. Section 5 amends PHL § 3368-b to allow the commissioner and superintendent of state police to make a certification limited to
2015-S5086 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5086 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- 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 expedited access to medical marihuana in certain cases THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The Legislature hereby finds and declares it necessary to establish an emergency program to provide appropriate medical marihuana for certain patients whose serious condition is progressive and degenerative or for whom delay in the patient's certified medical use of marihuana poses a serious risk to the patient's life or health, and that emergency action is needed before the full medical marihuana program established under title V-A of article 33 of the public health law is implemented, to protect the life and health of these patients. S 2 Section 3360 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 18 to read as follows: 18. "SPECIAL CERTIFICATION" MEANS A SPECIAL CERTIFICATION MADE UNDER SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE. S 3. Section 3361 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows: 9.(A) A CERTIFICATION MAY BE A SPECIAL CERTIFICATION IF, IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR A CERTIFICATION, THE PRACTITIONER CERTI- FIES IN THE CERTIFICATION THAT THE PATIENT'S SERIOUS CONDITION IS PROGRESSIVE AND DEGENERATIVE OR THAT DELAY IN THE PATIENT'S CERTIFIED MEDICAL USE OF MARIHUANA POSES A SERIOUS RISK TO THE PATIENT'S LIFE OR HEALTH. (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE THE FORM TO BE USED FOR A SPECIAL CERTIFICATION AND SHALL MAKE THAT FORM AVAILABLE TO BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10427-01-5
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