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NY A02604
Bill
Status
1/26/2023
Primary Sponsor
Alicia Hyndman
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AI Summary
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Prohibits chain community pharmacies (publicly traded companies with at least 20 locations in New York State) from establishing, implementing, or enforcing quotas related to pharmacist and pharmacy technician duties, including prescriptions filled, patient services, programs offered, and revenue obtained.
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Requires chain community pharmacies to register with the Department of Education and pay a $1,000 application fee.
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Prohibits chain community pharmacies from communicating the existence of any prohibited quotas to their employed or contracted pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
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Permits performance assessments of individual pharmacists and technicians that do not measure specific license-required duties, and allows measurement of overall pharmacy location revenue not tied to individual employee tasks.
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Prohibits publicly traded pharmacies with twenty or more stores in this state from establishing or enforcing quotas for duties performed by pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, including evaluating or measuring the number of prescriptions filled, services rendered, programs offered and revenue obtained.
Last Action
referred to higher education
1/3/2024