A1937 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
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.
- Title
- Relates to patient counseling before issuing a prescription for a schedule II opioid
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Assembly Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Higher Education
- Introduced
- 2025-01-14
- Same as
- S5260
- Law section
- Public Health Law
Sponsors
- Linda B. Rosenthal Assembly Member, District 67
Co-sponsors
- Rebecca A. Seawright Assembly Member, District 76
Heard in committee
- Higher Education NY State Assembly committee