New York A 3731: Permits certain registered pharmacy technicians to assist a licensed pharmacist in preparing prescriptions in certain facilities

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A03731 Summary:

BILL NOA03731A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBronson

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COSPNSRSimon, Steck, Stirpe, McDonald

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§6841 & 6842, Ed L

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Permits certain registered pharmacy technicians to assist a licensed pharmacist in preparing prescriptions in facilities that are qualified home infusion therapy suppliers, under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist employed by such facility.

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BILL NOA03731A

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01/30/2025referred to higher education

02/13/2025amend and recommit to higher education

02/13/2025print number 3731a

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3731--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, SIMON, STECK, STIRPE -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting certain
 registered pharmacy technicians to assist a licensed pharmacist in
 preparing prescriptions in certain facilities

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 6841 of the education law, as
 2 added by chapter 414 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 3 1. A registered pharmacy technician may, under the direct personal
 4 supervision of a licensed pharmacist, assist such licensed pharmacist,
 5 as directed, in compounding, preparing, labeling, or dispensing of drugs
 6 used to fill valid prescriptions or medication orders or in compounding,
 7 preparing, and labeling in anticipation of a valid prescription or medi-
 8 cation order for a patient to be served by the facility, in accordance
 9 with article one hundred thirty-seven of this title where such tasks
 10 require no professional judgment. Such professional judgment shall only
 11 be exercised by a licensed pharmacist. A registered pharmacy technician
 12 [may] shall only practice in a facility licensed in accordance with
 13 article twenty-eight of the public health law, [or] a pharmacy owned and
 14 operated by such a facility, or a qualified home infusion therapy
 15 supplier, under the direct personal supervision of a licensed pharmacist
 16 employed [in] by such a facility or pharmacy. Such facility shall be
 17 responsible for ensuring that the registered pharmacy technician has
 18 received appropriate training to ensure competence before [he or she]
 19 such registered pharmacy technician begins assisting a licensed pharma-
 20 cist in compounding, preparing, labeling, or dispensing of drugs, in
 21 accordance with this article and article one hundred thirty-seven of
 22 this title. For the purposes of this article, direct personal super-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05909-02-5

 A. 3731--A 2

 1 vision means supervision of procedures based on instructions given
 2 directly by a supervising licensed pharmacist who remains in the immedi-
 3 ate area where the procedures are being performed, authorizes the proce-
 4 dures and evaluates the procedures performed by the registered pharmacy
 5 technicians and a supervising licensed pharmacist shall approve all work
 6 performed by the registered pharmacy technician prior to the actual
 7 dispensing of any drug.
 8 § 2. Section 6842 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 9 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 10 6. "Qualified home infusion therapy supplier" shall have the same
 11 meaning as defined by 42 U.S.C. § 1395x.
 12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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