Relates to patient counseling before issuing a prescription for a schedule II opioid; requires practitioners to consult with the patient regarding the quantity of the opioid and the patient's option to fill the prescription in a lesser quantity, and to inform the patient of the risks associated with opiate addiction and document the reason for the prescription.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5260
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 20, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. ASHBY -- 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 patient counseling
before issuing a prescription for a schedule II opioid
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 3331 of the public health law is amended by adding
2 a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
3 2-a. Prior to issuing a prescription for a schedule II opioid, a prac-
4 titioner shall:
5 (a) consult with the patient regarding the quantity of the opioid and
6 the patient's option to fill the prescription in a lesser quantity;
7 (b) inform the patient of the risks associated with opiate addiction;
8 and
9 (c) document the reason for the opioid prescription in the patient's
10 medical record.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
12 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
13 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
14 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
15 completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05260-01-5
