New York S 9401: Requires the department of health to facilitate the exchange of data between the state prescription drug program and electronic health records

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S09401 Summary:

BILL NOS09401A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08849-B

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SPONSORRIVERA

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COSPNSRWEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3343-a, Pub Health L

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Directs the commissioner of health shall promulgate regulations allowing for any electronic health records integration vendor to obtain state approval to facilitate interoperability between the prescription monitoring program registry and certified electronic health records systems that can connect with any national data sharing hub.

Go to top S09401 Actions:

BILL NOS09401A

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03/10/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

03/31/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

03/31/2026PRINT NUMBER 9401A

04/21/20261ST REPORT CAL.813

04/22/20262ND REPORT CAL.

04/27/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/13/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A8849B

&nbspA08849 AMEND=B McDonald

&nbsp06/09/2025referred to health

&nbsp12/12/2025amend and recommit to health

&nbsp12/12/2025print number 8849a

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to health

&nbsp03/25/2026amend and recommit to health

&nbsp03/25/2026print number 8849b

&nbsp04/21/2026reported 

&nbsp04/23/2026advanced to third reading cal.365

&nbsp04/27/2026passed assembly

&nbsp04/27/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp04/27/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

&nbsp05/13/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S9401A

&nbsp05/13/20263RD READING CAL.813

&nbsp05/13/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/13/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9401--A

 IN SENATE

 March 10, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the
 department of health to facilitate the exchange of data between the
 state prescription drug program and electronic health records

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 3343-a of the
 2 public health law, as added by section 2 of part A of chapter 447 of the
 3 laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (c) The registry shall be secure, easily accessible by practitioners
 5 and pharmacists, and compatible with the electronic transmission of
 6 prescriptions for controlled substances, as required by section two
 7 hundred eighty-one of this chapter, and section sixty-eight hundred ten
 8 of the education law, and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
 9 To the extent practicable, implementation of the electronic transmission
 10 of prescriptions for controlled substances shall serve to streamline
 11 consultation of the registry by practitioners and reporting of
 12 prescription information by pharmacists. The registry shall be interop-
 13 erable with other similar registries operated by federal or state
 14 governments, to the extent deemed appropriate by the commissioner, and
 15 subject to the provisions of section thirty-three hundred seventy-one-a
 16 of this article. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations allowing
 17 for any electronic health records integration vendor to obtain state
 18 approval to facilitate interoperability between the prescription moni-
 19 toring program registry and certified electronic health records systems
 20 that can connect with any national data sharing hub. Such approvals
 21 should optimize the ability of prescribers and pharmacists to choose
 22 their desired integration technology at no additional cost to the state.
 23 Such interoperability shall:
 24 (i) enable prescribers and pharmacists to access the prescription
 25 monitoring program registry data directly through their certified elec-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13297-05-6

 S. 9401--A 2

 1 tronic health records system or pharmacy dispensing software, including
 2 via integration technology in place between the prescription monitoring
 3 program registry or national data sharing hub and their certified elec-
 4 tronic