New York S 7175: Relates to the training requirements for prescribers of certain pain medications

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S07175 Summary:

BILL NOS07175 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01917

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3309-a, Pub Health L

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Relates to the training requirements for prescribers of certain pain medications.

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BILL NOS07175 

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04/03/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7175

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 training for pres-
 cribers of certain pain medications

 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 3 of section 3309-a of the
 2 public health law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 71 of the
 3 laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (c) The commissioner, in consultation with the department of education
 5 and the office of [alcoholism and substance abuse] addiction services
 6 and supports, shall establish standards and review and approve course
 7 work or training in pain management, palliative care, and addiction and
 8 update such standards and approvals as necessary according to best prac-
 9 tices for providing patient centered care with the consideration of
 10 social determinants of health and co-occuring disorders and shall
 11 publish information related to such standards, course work or training
 12 on the department's website.
 13 § 2. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 3 of section 3309-a of the public
 14 health law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 71 of the laws of
 15 2016, is amended to read as follows:
 16 (f) Course work or training shall include, but not be limited to:
 17 state and federal requirements for prescribing controlled substances;
 18 pain management; appropriate prescribing; managing acute pain; pallia-
 19 tive medicine; prevention, screening and signs of [addiction] substance
 20 use disorder; responses to abuse and addiction; and end of life care.
 21 For each licensed person due to re-register pursuant to this subdivision
 22 after July first, two thousand twenty-six, such course work or training
 23 shall also include techniques that will reduce the likelihood of over-
 24 dose and other harms related to the use of controlled substances and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05434-01-5

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 1 medications used for the treatment of addiction, including information
 2 about becoming a buprenorphine prescriber.
 3 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 4 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 5 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 6 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 7 completed by the department of health in consultation with the state
 8 education department and the office of addiction services and supports
 9 on or before such effective date.

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