Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 13, 2015 |
signed chap.13 |
Mar 02, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Feb 25, 2015 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.36 substituted for a4274 |
Feb 10, 2015 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 09, 2015 |
ordered to third reading from special report cal.57 |
Feb 03, 2015 |
special report cal.57 |
Jan 23, 2015 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S2486
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - 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
(D, IP) Senate District
(D) 15th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2015-S2486 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4274
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §281, Pub Health L; amd §6810, Ed L
2015-S2486 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2486 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to electronic prescriptions PURPOSE: This bill delays for one year provisions adopted in 2012 which require e-prescribing of medications beginning March 27, 2015. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 3 of section 281 of the public health law to make e-prescribing effective 3 rather than 2 years subsequent to the date regulations are promulgated. Section 2 amends subdivision 10 of section 6810 of the education law to make e-prescribing effective 3 rather than 2 years subsequent to the date regulations are promulgated. Section 3 sets forth the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: New York adopted Chapter 447 of the laws of 2012 which requires the prescribers use electronic prescribing effective two years from when
2015-S2486 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2486 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 23, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HANNON, VALESKY, BOYLE, CARLUCCI, DeFRANCISCO, FARLEY, GOLDEN, GRIFFO, LAVALLE, MARTINS, O'MARA, RITCHIE, SAVINO, SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to electronic prescriptions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 281 of the public health law, as added by section 2 of part B of chapter 447 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: 3. On or before December thirty-first, two thousand twelve, the commissioner shall promulgate regulations, in consultation with the commissioner of education, establishing standards for electronic prescriptions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law to the contrary, effective [two] THREE years subsequent to the date on which such regulations are promulgated, no person shall issue any prescription in this state unless such prescription is made by electronic prescription from the person issuing the prescription to a pharmacy in accordance with such regulatory standards, except for prescriptions: (a) issued by veterinarians; (b) issued in circumstances where electronic prescribing is not available due to temporary techno- logical or electrical failure, as set forth in regulation; (c) issued by practitioners who have received a waiver or a renewal thereof for a specified period determined by the commissioner, not to exceed one year, from the requirement to use electronic prescribing, pursuant to a proc- ess established in regulation by the commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of education, due to economic hardship, technological limitations that are not reasonably within the control of the practi- tioner, or other exceptional circumstance demonstrated by the practi- tioner; (d) issued by a practitioner under circumstances where, notwith- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08462-01-5
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