N.Y. Public Health Law § 239-b: Study on multidose vials and disposable medical equipment

§ 239-b. Study on multidose vials and disposable medical equipment.

The department shall conduct a study on medications packaged in

multidose vials and disposable medical equipment, including but not

limited to syringes, needles, stopcocks and tubing. Such study shall

examine:

1. existing utilization patterns of multidose vials and disposable

medical equipment;

2. the potential to improve infection control practices by restricting

the use of multidose vials and mandating the use of disposable medical

equipment engineered for single use; and

3. the viability of restricting the use of multidose vials and

mandating the use of disposable medical equipment engineered for single

use. On or before January first, two thousand nine, the commissioner

shall provide the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the temporary

president of the senate, and the chairpersons of the assembly and senate

health committees with a report setting forth the conclusions of the

study and the commissioner's recommendations regarding multidose vials

and disposable medical equipment.