Bill Text: NY S03972 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and regulations for the labeling of prescription drugs in other than English.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-01 - PRINT NUMBER 3972A [S03972 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S03972-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3972
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 11, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- 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 labeling of
prescription drugs in languages other than English
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 28 to read as follows:
3 28. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE BY RULE AND REGULATION CRITERIA
4 DIRECTING PHARMACIES TO PROVIDE PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE LABELS, WHICH
5 INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TAKING THE MEDICINE, IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN
6 ENGLISH.
7 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
8 it shall have become a law. Provided, however, that effective immediate-
9 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
10 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
11 authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such
12 effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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