A 1917: Relates to the training requirements for prescribers of certain pain medications.
The state of New York is introducing a bill to improve pain management and addiction treatment. The bill aims to enhance training for healthcare professionals in prescribing certain pain medications. Key points include: The commissioner will establish standards and review training in pain management, palliative care, and addiction. These standards will consider social determinants of health and co-occurring disorders. The standards will be published on the department's website. Training will include state and federal requirements for prescribing controlled substances, pain management, and prevention of substance use disorder. New healthcare professionals will also receive training on reducing the likelihood of over-dose and other harms related to controlled substance use. The bill requires healthcare professionals to complete this training by July 1, 2026. The training will also cover m…
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to higher education |
| Jan. 14, 2025 | referred to higher education |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1917 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to training for pres- cribers of certain pain medications The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 3309-a of the 2 public health law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 71 of the 3 laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: 4 (c) The commissioner, in consultation with the department of education 5 and the office of [alcoholism and substance abuse] addiction services 6 and supports, shall establish standards and review and approve course 7 work or training in pain management, palliative care, and addiction and 8 update such standards and approvals as necessary according to best prac- 9 tices for providing patient centered care with the consideration of 10 social determinants of health and co-occuring disorders and shall 11 publish information related to such standards, course work or training 12 on the department's website. 13 § 2. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 3 of section 3309-a of the public 14 health law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 71 of the laws of 15 2016, is amended to read as follows: 16 (f) Course work or training shall include, but not be limited to: 17 state and federal requirements for prescribing controlled substances; 18 pain management; appropriate prescribing; managing acute pain; pallia- 19 tive medicine; prevention, screening and signs of [addiction] substance 20 use disorder; responses to abuse and addiction; and end of life care. 21 For each licensed person due to re-register pursuant to this subdivision 22 after July first, two thousand twenty-six, such course work or training 23 shall also include techniques that will reduce the likelihood of over- 24 dose and other harms related to the use of controlled substances and EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05434-01-5A. 1917 2 1 medications used for the treatment of addiction, including information 2 about becoming a buprenorphine prescriber. 3 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 4 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 5 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 6 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 7 completed by the department of health in consultation with the state 8 education department and the office of addiction services and supports 9 on or before such effective date.