N.Y. Public Health Law § 275: Applicability of prior authorization to EPIC

§ 275. Applicability of prior authorization to EPIC. The panel shall,

no later than April first, two thousand eight, proceed to make prior

authorization under the preferred drug program and the clinical review

drug program, under this article, applicable to prescriptions under

EPIC. The panel shall take necessary actions consistent with this

article to apply prior authorization under this article to EPIC. Upon

determining that the necessary steps have been taken to apply prior

authorization under this article to EPIC, the panel shall, with

reasonable prior public notice, make prescriptions under EPIC subject to

prior authorization under this article as of a specified date. If

necessary, the panel may provide that such applicability take effect on

separate dates for the preferred drug program and the clinical drug

review program.