A03662 Summary:

BILL NOA03662
 
SAME ASNo same as
 
SPONSORCamara (MS)
 
COSPNSRBarron, Boyland
 
MLTSPNSRCook, McDonough, Meng, Perry
 
Amd S206, Pub Health L
 
Directs the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and regulations for the labeling of prescription drugs in other than English.
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A03662 Actions:

BILL NOA03662
 
01/26/2011referred to consumer affairs and protection
04/28/2011reference changed to health
01/04/2012referred to health
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A03662 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A03662 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3662
 
                               2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 26, 2011
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. CAMARA, BARRON, BOYLAND -- Multi-Sponsored by --
          M. of A. COOK, McDONOUGH, MENG, PERRY -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
        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    § 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.
                                                                   LBD03998-01-1
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