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NY A 1937

in committee

Relates to patient counseling before issuing a prescription for a schedule II opioid

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 1937 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1937 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

What is NY A 1937 about?

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.

Who sponsors NY A 1937?

Linda Rosenthal is the primary sponsor of NY A 1937, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Linda Rosenthalprimary
  • Rebecca Seawrightcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-14

    REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 8538not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 741not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2091not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 770not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 5260

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1937?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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