NY S05622

Requires the Department of Health to establish a medication synchronization program for Medicaid recipients when agreed upon by the recipient, provider, and pharmacist for chronic illness treatment.

Permits pharmacies to dispense partial medication supplies for synchronization purposes and prohibits denials based on early refill timing when synchronization is the goal.

Applies prorated daily cost-sharing rates to synchronized medications while requiring full dispensing fees to be paid to pharmacies without proration.

Restricts synchronization to medications that are Medicaid-covered, used for chronic conditions, exclude Schedule II and certain Schedule III controlled substances, and do not violate quantity limits or dose optimization criteria.

Applies synchronization requirements only once per prescription drug unless the prescriber changes the dosage, frequency, or prescribes a different drug; takes effect 120 days after becoming law.