A00608 Summary:
BILL NO | A00608 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S00853 |
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SPONSOR | McDonald |
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COSPNSR | Buttenschon |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Amd §6802, Ed L (as proposed in S.4870-B & A.3040-B) | |
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Relates to pharmacists administering medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. |
A00608 Actions:
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01/10/2023 | referred to higher education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/31/2023 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/31/2023 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/31/2023 | rules report cal.56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/31/2023 | ordered to third reading rules cal.56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/31/2023 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/31/2023 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/31/2023 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/15/2023 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S853 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/15/2023 | 3RD READING CAL.62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/15/2023 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/15/2023 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/03/2023 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/03/2023 | signed chap.5 |
A00608 Committee Votes:
Fahy | Aye | Smullen | Aye | ||||||
Lupardo | Aye | Smith | Aye | ||||||
Stirpe | Aye | Fitzpatrick | Aye | ||||||
Simon | Aye | Reilly | Aye | ||||||
McDonald | Aye | Gandolfo | Aye | ||||||
Bichotte Hermel | Aye | Miller | Aye | ||||||
Hyndman | Aye | Flood | Aye | ||||||
Epstein | Aye | Gray | Aye | ||||||
McMahon | Aye | ||||||||
Buttenschon | Aye | ||||||||
Clark | Aye | ||||||||
Forrest | Excused | ||||||||
Chandler-Waterm | Aye | ||||||||
Joyner | Aye | ||||||||
Seawright | Aye | ||||||||
Wallace | Aye | ||||||||
Burgos | Aye | ||||||||
Eachus | Aye | ||||||||
Heastie | Aye | Barclay | Excused | ||||||
Weinstein | Aye | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Giglio | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Blankenbush | Excused | ||||||
Glick | Aye | Norris | Aye | ||||||
Aubry | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | Brabenec | Aye | ||||||
Colton | Aye | Palmesano | Aye | ||||||
Magnarelli | Aye | Reilly | Aye | ||||||
Paulin | Aye | ||||||||
Peoples-Stokes | Aye | ||||||||
Benedetto | Aye | ||||||||
Lavine | Aye | ||||||||
Lupardo | Aye | ||||||||
Zebrowski | Aye | ||||||||
Thiele | Aye | ||||||||
Braunstein | Aye | ||||||||
Dickens | Excused | ||||||||
Davila | Excused | ||||||||
Hyndman | Aye | ||||||||
Rozic | Aye | ||||||||
Bronson | Aye | ||||||||
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A00608 Floor Votes:
Yes
Alvarez
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Flood
Yes
Kim
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Simpson
Yes
Anderson
Yes
Chandler-Waterm
Yes
Forrest
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Slater
Yes
Angelino
Yes
Chang
No
Friend
Yes
Lee
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ardila
Yes
Clark
Yes
Gallagher
Yes
Lemondes
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Colton
Yes
Gallahan
Yes
Levenberg
Yes
Pirozzolo
Yes
Solages
ER
Barclay
Yes
Conrad
Yes
Gandolfo
Yes
Lucas
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gibbs
Yes
Lunsford
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stern
Yes
Beephan
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Giglio JA
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Raga
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Bendett
Yes
Cunningham
Yes
Giglio JM
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Rajkumar
Yes
Tague
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Curran
Yes
Glick
Yes
Maher
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tannousis
Yes
Bichotte Hermel
Yes
Darling
Yes
Gonzalez-Rojas
Yes
Mamdani
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tapia
ER
Blankenbush
ER
Davila
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blumencranz
Yes
De Los Santos
Yes
Gray
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Bores
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Brabenec
ER
Dickens
Yes
Hawley
Yes
McGowan
ER
Rosenthal L
Yes
Walker
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Meeks
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Brook-Krasny
No
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Brown E
Yes
Durso
Yes
Jackson
Yes
Miller
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Brown K
Yes
Eachus
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Mitaynes
Yes
Septimo
Yes
Williams
Yes
Burdick
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Shimsky
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Burgos
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jensen
Yes
Norris
Yes
Shrestha
ER
Zaccaro
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jones
Yes
Novakhov
Yes
Sillitti
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Buttenschon
ER
Fall
Yes
Joyner
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Simon
Yes
Zinerman
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Fitzpatrick
ER
Kelles
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simone
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A00608 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A608 SPONSOR: McDonald
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and administered by pharmacists   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill clarifies provisions of Chapter 802 of the Laws of 2022 related to the authorization for pharmacists to administer injections of medications for the treatment of mental health and substance use disor- der.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would ensure that only U.S. Food & Drug Administration-ap- proved medications for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorder are administered by pharmacists. Additionally, the bill would clarify that the Commissioner of Education shall promulgate regulations related to such administration in consultation with other agencies.   JUSTIFICATION: This bill provides necessary clarification of Chapter 802 of the Laws of 2022 to ensure its effective implementation.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Unknown.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the education law relating to the definition of the practice of pharmacy, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.4870-B and A.3040-B, takes effect.
A00608 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 608 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and administered by pharma- cists The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 22 of section 6802 of the educa- 2 tion law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the educa- 3 tion law relating to the definition of the practice of pharmacy, as 4 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4870-B and A. 3040-B, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 b. The injection of medications into the deltoid muscle for the treat- 7 ment of mental health and substance use disorder, as prescribed or 8 ordered by a licensed prescriber, acting within the scope of their prac- 9 tice in this state and in accordance with regulations promulgated by the 10 commissioner [and], in consultation with the department of health [in11consultation with] and any other state agencies as necessary, [but not12be limited to, providing] provided that: 13 (1) Such administration is conducted pursuant to a valid prescription 14 or order that authorizes a pharmacist to administer medications approved 15 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of mental 16 health and substance use disorder and the pharmacist notifies the 17 licensed prescriber that the administration is complete. Administration 18 in a pharmacy may not commence until after the patient has received the 19 initial injection and is considered eligible for maintenance treatment 20 by the licensed prescriber. 21 (2) Such prescription may be subject to reassessment at appropriate 22 intervals, as determined by the licensed prescriber. 23 (3) Such activity is conducted in accordance with regulations, promul- 24 gated or adopted by the commissioner [and], in consultation with the EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04183-01-3A. 608 2 1 department of health[, in consultation with] and any other state agen- 2 cies, as necessary, which shall include requirements for the following: 3 (i) Training accredited by the accreditation council for pharmacy 4 education, that may include educational experiences obtained through 5 pharmacy school curricula, or a similar health authority or professional 6 body appropriate for the medications being administered and their 7 respective patient populations. Such training must be satisfactory to 8 the commissioner and the department of health, in consultation with the 9 board of pharmacy and any other state agencies, as necessary, which 10 shall include, but not be limited to learning modules on techniques for 11 administration by injections, indications, precautions, and contraindi- 12 cations in the use of agent or agents; record keeping and information; 13 and handling emergencies, including anaphylaxis, needle-sticks and 14 cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 15 (ii) Maintaining continued competency regarding the populations served 16 and medications administered. 17 (iii) Pre-administration patient consent and education regarding 18 common side effects, drug interactions, injection site reactions and 19 other information routinely provided to patients upon dispensing. If a 20 patient is unable to provide consent, the pharmacist must obtain consent 21 from a person legally responsible when the recipient is incapable of 22 consenting. 23 (iv) When administering an injection in a pharmacy, the pharmacist 24 shall provide an area for the injection that provides for the patient's 25 privacy. 26 (v) Record keeping and reporting of such administration by electronic 27 transmission or facsimile to the patient's licensed prescriber, and, to 28 the extent practicable, make himself or herself available to discuss the 29 outcome of such injection, including any adverse reactions, with the 30 licensed prescriber acting within their scope of practice. 31 (vi) Ensuring that only U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved 32 medications are administered. 33 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same 34 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the education law 35 relating to the definition of the practice of pharmacy, as proposed in 36 legislative bills numbers S. 4870-B and A. 3040-B, takes effect.
A00608 LFIN:
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A00608 Chamber Video/Transcript:
1-31-23 | Video (@ 01:41:37) | Transcript pdf | Transcript html |