Bill Text: NY A02154 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides for the creation of a drug guide for seniors regarding the drugs commonly used by people over 62 years of age; provides that such guide will include functions and drug interactions.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-01-23 - REFERRED TO AGING [A02154 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A02154-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        2154--A
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 14, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, M. MILLER, PHEFFER, COLTON, SPANO,
         MILLMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  AMEDORE,  BROOK-KRASNY,
         BURLING,  HOOPER,  JACOBS,  P. LOPEZ  -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Aging -- reported and referred to the Committee  on  Ways
         and  Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
         amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to creating and  distributing
         a drug guide for senior consumers
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a  new  section  224  to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S  224. SENIOR DRUG GUIDE. THE DIRECTOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE
    4  BOARD OF PHARMACY, AND AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,
    5  SHALL, WITHIN AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE BY APPROPRIATION THEREFOR,  PREPARE
    6  AND  PUBLISH  A  GUIDE EXPLAINING THE PURPOSE, FUNCTION, AND COMMON DRUG
    7  INTERACTIONS  OF  DRUGS  COMMONLY  USED  BY  PERSONS  OVER  THE  AGE  OF
    8  SIXTY-TWO.  THE  GUIDE  SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE EFFECTS OF COMBINING SUCH
    9  MEDICATIONS WITH ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.   THE  DIRECTOR  SHALL  TAKE  SUCH
   10  ACTIONS  AS SHALL BE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE TO MAKE SUCH GUIDE AVAIL-
   11  ABLE TO INDIVIDUALS UPON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE  THROUGH  DESIGNATED
   12  AGENCIES,  AS  SUCH  TERM  IS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF
   13  THIS TITLE, EXCEPT THAT REQUESTS FOR  MORE  THAN  TEN  COPIES  SHALL  BE
   14  SUBJECT  TO  A  REASONABLE  CHARGE TO COVER THE COST OF REPRODUCTION AND
   15  HANDLING.
   16    S 2. This act shall  take  effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
   17  succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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