A1269-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to health
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to health

A1269-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         1269
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SCHIMEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
 CROUCH, GIGLIO,  GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,  GUNTHER,  HOOPER,  HOYT,  JACOBS,
 JAFFEE,  McDONOUGH,  PAULIN,  PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Health
 

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to administration  of
 the hepatitis B immunization to minors
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2504-a to read as follows:

 

S  2504-A. HEPATITIS B IMMUNIZATION OF A MINOR. 1. A HEALTH CARE PRAC
 TITIONER MAY ADMINISTER IMMUNIZATION AGAINST HEPATITIS  B  TO  A  PERSON
 UNDER  THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS WITHOUT THE CONSENT OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE
 PARENTS OR GUARDIAN OF SUCH PERSON,  IF  SUCH  PERSON  HAS  CAPACITY  TO
 CONSENT AND CONSENTS TO THE IMMUNIZATION.
 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:

 (A)  THE TERM "HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER" SHALL MEAN A PERSON LICENSED,
 CERTIFIED OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE UNDER TITLE EIGHT  OF  THE
 EDUCATION LAW, ACTING WITHIN HIS OR HER LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE; AND
 (B) THE TERM "CAPACITY TO CONSENT" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY,
 DETERMINED  WITHOUT  REGARD  TO  THE INDIVIDUAL'S AGE, TO UNDERSTAND AND
 APPRECIATE THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPOSED IMMUNIZATION, AND
 TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION CONCERNING THE IMMUNIZATION.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01525-01-1

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