Senate Bill S7253A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to adult immunization registry

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S7253 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9561
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2168, Pub Health L

2013-S7253 - Summary

Relates to adult immunization registry; makes registered professional nurses and pharmacists authorized to administer immunizations "authorized users"; requires reporting of consent of the vaccinee.

2013-S7253 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7253 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7253

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 7, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to adult immunization
  registry

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 and subdivision 3 of section
2168  of the public health law, subdivision 3 as amended by section 7 of
part A of chapter 58 of the laws of 2009, paragraph (a) of subdivision 2
and paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 154 of the laws
of 2013, are amended to read as follows:
  (a) The term "authorized user" shall mean any person or entity author-
ized to provide information to or to receive information from the state-
wide immunization information  system  and  shall  include  health  care
providers  and  their  designees,  as  defined  in paragraph (d) of this
subdivision, schools as defined in paragraph a  of  subdivision  one  of
section twenty-one hundred sixty-four of this title, colleges as defined
in  section two of the education law, professional and technical schools
as referred to in the definition of higher education in section  two  of
the  education  law,  children's overnight camps and summer day camps as
defined in section thirteen hundred ninety-two of  this  chapter,  third
party  payer  as  defined  in  paragraph  (f) of this subdivision, local
health districts as defined by  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  one  of
section  two  of  this  chapter, local social services districts and the
office of children and family services with regard to children in  their
legal  custody,  [and]  WIC programs as defined in paragraph (g) of this
subdivision, REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES, AND PHARMACISTS  AUTHORIZED
TO  ADMINISTER  IMMUNIZATIONS  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF SECTION
SIXTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW.  An authorized user may be
located outside New York state. An entity  other  than  a  local  health
district shall be an authorized user only with respect to a person seek-
ing  or receiving a health care service from the health care provider, a
person enrolled or seeking to  be  enrolled  in  the  school,  a  person
insured  by  the third party payer, a person in the custody of the local

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2013-S7253A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9561
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2168, Pub Health L

2013-S7253A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adult immunization registry; makes registered professional nurses and pharmacists authorized to administer immunizations "authorized users"; requires reporting of consent of the vaccinee.

2013-S7253A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7253A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 7253--A
    Cal. No. 873

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 7, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favora-
  bly from said committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered
  to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
  in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to adult immunization
  registry

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 and subdivision 3 of section
2168 of the public health law, subdivision 3 as amended by section 7  of
part A of chapter 58 of the laws of 2009, paragraph (a) of subdivision 2
and paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 154 of the laws
of 2013, are amended to read as follows:
  (a) The term "authorized user" shall mean any person or entity author-
ized to provide information to or to receive information from the state-
wide  immunization  information  system  and  shall  include health care
providers and their designees, as  defined  in  paragraph  (d)  of  this
subdivision,  schools  as  defined  in paragraph a of subdivision one of
section twenty-one hundred sixty-four of this title, colleges as defined
in section two of the education law, professional and technical  schools
as  referred  to in the definition of higher education in section two of
the education law, children's overnight camps and summer  day  camps  as
defined  in  section  thirteen hundred ninety-two of this chapter, third
party payer as defined in  paragraph  (f)  of  this  subdivision,  local
health  districts  as  defined  by  paragraph  (c) of subdivision one of
section two of this chapter, local social  services  districts  and  the
office  of children and family services with regard to children in their
legal custody, [and] WIC programs as defined in paragraph  (g)  of  this
subdivision,  REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES, AND PHARMACISTS AUTHORIZED
TO ADMINISTER IMMUNIZATIONS  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION
SIXTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW.  An authorized user may be
located  outside  New  York  state.  An entity other than a local health
district shall be an authorized user only with respect to a person seek-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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