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Legislative Bill Drafting Commission
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IN SENATE--Introduced by Sen
read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed
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Assembly
IN ASSEMBLY--Introduced by M. of A.
with M. of A. as co-sponsors
read once and referred to the
Committee on
‘*PUBHEALA*
(Relates to
reform; repealer)
prescription drug
Pub Heal. prese drug reform
AN ACT
to amend the public health law, in
relation to enacting the internet
system for tracking over-prescribing
(i-stoP) act and creating =a
prescription monitoring program
registry (Part A); to amend the
public health law and the education
law, in relation to prescription
drug forms, electronic prescribing
and language assistance; and to
repeal section 21 of the public
health law, relating thereto (Part
B); 0 amend the public health law
and the penal law, in relation to
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schedules of controlled substances;
and to repeal certain provisions of
the public health law relating. ther
eto (Part ¢); to amend the public
health law, in relation to continu-
ing education for practitioners and
pharmacists in prescription pain
medication awareness and the duties
of the prescription pain management
awareness workgroup (Part D); and to
amend the public health law, in
relation to the safe disposal of
controlled substances (Part E)
The People of the state of New
York, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:10
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Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds
that prescription drugs, particularly controlled substances, are
imereasingly subject to criminal diversion and abuse, which can result
im addiction, adverse drug events, accidental death due to overdos
violent or self-injurious behavior, family conflicts, and increased
costs to businesses and the health care system.
‘The legislature further finds that such @iversion and abuse will be
mitigated by: establishing a prescription monitoring program registry
containing éata about controlled substances dispensed to individuals,
reported on a real time basis; requiring health care practitioners and
permitting pharmacists to access such registry before prescribing or
dispensing additional such substances; and requiring that prescriptions
be transmitted electronically from practitioners to pharmacists. There-
fore, the legislature finds it appropriate and necessary to establish a
prescription monitoring program registry that is designed to utilize
real time data, integrate electronic prescribing, combat overprescribing
and doctor-shopping, and curtail abuse and illegal diversion without
compromising access to controlled substances for legitimate health care
purposes. The legislature further finds that these objectives will be
promoted by updating the state's schedules of controlled substances,
establishing a program for the safe disposal of controlled substances by
consumers, and enhancing opportunities to promote education about
controlled substances for the public and practitioners.
This act enacts into law major components of legislation which
are necessary to implement fundamental changes to the way controlled
substances are prescribed, dispensed and monitored in this state. Bach
component is wholly contained within a part identified as Parts A
through E, The effective date of each particular provision contained