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1 Co-sponsor
History
- Substituted by A9837
- Ordered to third reading cal.1639
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to health
Companion bill
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Relates to transmission and hard copies of electronic prescriptions
Vetoed · Sponsor Richard Gottfried
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to transmission and hard copies of electronic prescriptions
Purpose
To amend the electronic prescription law to make it easier for patients to select the pharmacy at which they will fill a prescription
Summary of specific provisions
Amends Public Health Law section 281 and Education Law 6810 to add an option for transmitting an electronic prescription to a secure centralized site from which it can be downloaded by a pharmacy to be filled. The patient may request a paper copy that identifies the site or the pharmacy where the actual electronic prescription is sent.
Justification
As of March 27, 2016, all prescriptions (with a few exceptions) will be electronically transmitted to the pharmacy to be filled. This means the doctor has to determine where the prescription will be sent at the time the prescription is made. Previously, a doctor would hand the patient a written prescription that could be taken to any pharmacy. The new system makes it difficult for the patient to shop around, or to make a change as to which pharmacy is convenient for the patient.
This bill will authorize the prescriber (at the patient's request) to electronically send the prescription to a secure site from which it can be downloaded by the pharmacy of the patient's choice. This would lessen the pressure on the patient to decide during the office visit which pharmacy he or she will use, enable a patient to shop around and change his or her mind for whatever reason. If a patient requests, the prescriber would print out a copy of the prescription to make it easier for the pharmacy, and be useful for the patient as a reminder.
Standards for the transmission of e-prescriptions are developed by the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office for Health Information technology. In addition, systems to transmit prescriptions for controlled substances are audited by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The Health Department would make regulations to protect the security of the prescription and the privacy of patient information, and coordinate the system with the federal agencies.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
none to the state.
Effective date
Sixty days after being signed into law.
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