N.Y. Education Law § 6811-d: Notification of permanent pharmacy discontinuance

§ 6811-d. Notification of permanent pharmacy discontinuance. 1. Every

registered pharmacy that sells prescription drugs at retail shall

provide public notice at least thirty days prior to its permanent

discontinuance. Such notice shall:

(a) be provided, to the extent possible, to customers who have had a

prescription filled at the pharmacy within the year prior to its

discontinuance through the customer's primary means of communication

with such pharmacy; and

(b) be conspicuously posted at or adjacent to the place in the

pharmacy where prescriptions are presented for compounding and

dispensing, in the waiting area for customers, or the area where

prescribed drugs are dispensed.

2. The notification required pursuant to subdivision one of this

section shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) the date of such pharmacy's discontinuance;

(b) the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the five nearest

pharmacies, including independently owned pharmacies, if applicable;

(c) instructions on transferring any existing prescriptions to another

pharmacy; and

(d) information regarding the disposition of prescription records if a

customer fails to transfer a prescription prior to such pharmacy's

discontinuance.