Senate Bill S6771

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to maintenance of licensure for prescribers of controlled substances

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S6771 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9098
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6505-d, Ed L

2013-S6771 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes licensure procedure for prescribers of controlled substances including definitions, training, training accreditation and further requirements.

2013-S6771 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6771 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6771

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 7, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to maintenance of  licen-
  sure for prescribers of controlled substances

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6505-d
to read as follows:
  S 6505-D. COURSEWORK  OR  TRAINING  FOR  MAINTENANCE  OF  PROFESSIONAL
LICENSURE.  1.  IN  ORDER  TO  MAINTAIN HIS OR HER PROFESSIONAL LICENSE,
EVERY PRESCRIBER SHALL COMPLETE THE COURSEWORK OR TRAINING DESCRIBED  IN
THIS  SECTION  RELATING  TO  THE TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS TO
WHOM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ARE PRESCRIBED.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "PRESCRIBER" SHALL MEAN ANY PRACTITIONER THAT IS (I) AUTHORIZED TO
PRESCRIBE  CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCES  TO A HUMAN PATIENT PURSUANT TO HIS OR
HER LICENSED PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, AND (II) REGISTERED UNDER THE FEDER-
AL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT AND IN POSSESSION OF A REGISTRATION  NUMBER
FROM  THE  DRUG  ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE, OR ITS SUCCESSOR AGENCY.
  (B) "HIGH VOLUME PRESCRIBER" SHALL MEAN  A  PRESCRIBER  THAT  (I)  HAS
THIRTY OR MORE PATIENTS BEING TREATED FOR CHRONIC PAIN FOR WHOM ANY DOSE
OF  AN  OPIOID  HAS  BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR NINETY OR MORE CONTINUOUS DAYS,
AND/OR (II) HAS AT LEAST ONE PATIENT FOR WHOM A DAILY DOSE OF  AT  LEAST
ONE  HUNDRED  MILLIGRAMS  OF  MORPHINE  OR ITS EQUIVALENT WAS PRESCRIBED
WITHIN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS.
  2. (A) WITHIN AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS OR FROM OTHER  FUNDS  APPROPRI-
ATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONS, IN
CONSULTATION  WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM
AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, SHALL ESTABLISH AN EXPERT-LEVEL WORK GROUP
TO DEVELOP CONTENT AREAS, EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULA, AND  OUTCOMES  MEAS-
UREMENT METHODS FOR COURSEWORK OR TRAINING RELATING TO THE TREATMENT AND
MANAGEMENT  OF  PATIENTS  TO  WHOM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ARE PRESCRIBED.
SUCH WORK GROUP SHALL BE COMPOSED OF NO LESS THAN SEVEN INDIVIDUALS  AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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