NY S05877 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on August 31 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO HEALTH
Pending: Senate Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Requires information on each prescription issued by a practitioner to be submitted to the department of health; grants an exemption from the confidentiality provisions for prescriptions when a disclosure is made to a pharmacist when a patient has obtained controlled substances from another pharmacist, thus indicating drug abuse or diversion; directs the department of health to establish a report on prescription patterns in the state; and establishes a safe disposal of prescription drugs task force.

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Title

Requires information on each prescription issued by a practitioner to be submitted to the department of health; grants an exemption from the confidentiality provisions for prescriptions when a disclosure is made to a pharmacist when a patient has obtained controlled substances from another pharmacist, thus indicating drug abuse or diversion; directs the department of health to establish a report on prescription patterns in the state; and establishes a safe disposal of prescription drugs task force.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-04SenateREFERRED TO HEALTH
2011-08-31SenateREFERRED TO RULES

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