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NY S08618
Bill
Status
12/23/2022
Primary Sponsor
Gustavo Rivera
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AI Summary
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Changes the commissioner of health's authority from discretionary ("may") to mandatory ("shall") to reclassify Schedule I compounds when the federal government redesignates or reschedules them under the Controlled Substances Act
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Allows the commissioner to reclassify compounds to Schedule II, III, IV, or V, or exempt them entirely from state scheduling requirements
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Requires that state reclassifications match or exceed the stringency of federal classifications (cannot place substances in lower-numbered schedules than their federal designation)
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Applies to any compound, mixture, or preparation containing federally controlled substances that are redesignated, rescheduled, or deleted under federal law
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Requires the commissioner of health by regulation or emergency regulation, to reclassify any compound, mixture or preparation containing any substance listed in Schedule I of section three thousand three hundred six of the public health law as a Schedule II, III, IV or V substance, or exempt it, if that same compound, mixture or preparation is redesignated or rescheduled other than under Schedule I under the federal Controlled Substances Act, or deleted as a controlled substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act.
Last Action
SIGNED CHAP.777
12/23/2022