New York A 1132: Provides access to medical marihuana for animals

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A01132 Summary:

BILL NOA01132 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRLupardo

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3360, Pub Health L

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Provides access to medical marihuana for an animal when a veterinarian determines such animal has any medical condition that may benefit from treatment with medical marihuana.

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BILL NOA01132 

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01/09/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1132

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to access to medical
 marihuana for animals

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 12 of section 3360 of the public health
 2 law, as added by chapter 90 of the laws of 2014, are amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 3. "Certified patient" means a human patient or animal who is a resi-
 5 dent of New York state or receiving care and treatment in New York state
 6 as determined by the commissioner in regulation, and is certified under
 7 section thirty-three hundred sixty-one of this title.
 8 12. "Practitioner" means a practitioner who (i) is a physician
 9 licensed by New York state and practicing within the state or is a
 10 veterinarian licensed pursuant to article one hundred thirty-five of the
 11 education law, (ii) who by training or experience is qualified to treat
 12 a serious condition as defined in subdivision seven of this section; and
 13 (iii) has completed a two to four hour course as determined by the
 14 commissioner in regulation and registered with the department; provided
 15 however, a registration shall not be denied without cause. Such course
 16 may count toward board certification requirements. The commissioner
 17 shall consider the inclusion of nurse practitioners under this title
 18 based upon considerations including access and availability. After such
 19 consideration the commissioner is authorized to deem nurse practitioners
 20 as practitioners under this title.
 21 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 3360 of the public
 22 health law, as amended by chapter 273 of the laws of 2018, is amended to
 23 read as follows:
 24 (a) "Serious condition" means:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02300-01-5

 A. 1132 2

 1 (i) having one of the following severe debilitating or life-threaten-
 2 ing conditions: cancer, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus
 3 or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
 4 Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of
 5 the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable
 6 spasticity, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, neuropathies,
 7 Huntington's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, pain that degrades
 8 health and functional capability where the use of medical marihuana is
 9 an alternative to opioid use, substance use disorder, or as added by the
 10 commissioner; [and]
 11 (ii) any of the following conditions where it is clinically associated
 12 with, or a complication of, a condition under this paragraph or its
 13 treatment: cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe or chronic pain; severe
 14 nausea; seizures; severe or persistent muscle spasms; or such conditions
 15 as are added by the commissioner[.]; and
 16 (iii) any medical condition that may benefit from treatment with
 17 medical marihuana as determined by a veterinarian licensed pursuant to
 18 article one hundred thirty-five of the education law.
 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
 20 ments to title 5-A of article 33 of the public health law made by
 21 sections one and two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
 22 title pursuant to section 12 of chapter 90 of the laws of 2014, as
 23 amended and pursuant to section 6 o