Assembly Bill A7324A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes a licensed pharmacist and certified nurse practitioner to administer meningococcal disease immunizing agents

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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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Bill Amendments

2013-A7324 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4881
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6527, 6909 & 6802, Ed L

2013-A7324 - Summary

Authorizes a licensed pharmacist and certified nurse practitioner to administer meningococcal disease immunizing agents.

2013-A7324 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7324

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing a licensed
  pharmacist and certified nurse practitioner to administer  meningococ-
  cal disease immunizing agents

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section  6527  of  the  education  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
  (C) A LICENSED PHYSICIAN MAY PRESCRIBE AND ORDER A NON-PATIENT SPECIF-
IC  ORDER  TO A LICENSED PHARMACIST, PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND CONSISTENT WITH  THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW,  FOR
ADMINISTERING IMMUNIZATIONS TO PREVENT MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE.
  S  2. Subdivision 7 of section 6909 of the education law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
  (C) A CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER MAY PRESCRIBE AND ORDER  A  NON-PA-
TIENT  SPECIFIC  ORDER TO A LICENSED PHARMACIST, PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS
PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND CONSISTENT WITH THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH
LAW, FOR ADMINISTERING IMMUNIZATIONS TO PREVENT MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE.
  S  3.  Subdivision 22 of section 6802 of the education law, as amended
by chapter 116 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  22. "Administer", for the purpose of section sixty-eight  hundred  one
of  this article, means the direct application of an immunizing agent to
adults, whether by injection, ingestion or any other means, pursuant  to
a.  a  patient specific order or non-patient specific regimen prescribed
or ordered by a physician or certified nurse  practitioner,  who  has  a
practice  site  in the county in which the immunization is administered,
for immunizations to prevent influenza or pneumococcal disease and medi-
cations required for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis or b. a  patient
specific  order  prescribed or ordered by a physician or certified nurse
practitioner for immunizations to prevent [acute herpes zoster] MENINGO-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10441-03-3
              

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2013-A7324A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4881
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6527, 6909 & 6802, Ed L

2013-A7324A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a licensed pharmacist and certified nurse practitioner to administer meningococcal disease immunizing agents.

2013-A7324A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7324--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing a licensed
  pharmacist  and certified nurse practitioner to administer meningococ-
  cal disease immunizing agents

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  7  of  section  6527 of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
  (C) A LICENSED PHYSICIAN MAY PRESCRIBE AND ORDER A NON-PATIENT SPECIF-
IC REGIMEN TO A LICENSED PHARMACIST, PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND CONSISTENT WITH  THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW,  FOR
ADMINISTERING IMMUNIZATIONS TO PREVENT MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE.
  S  2. Subdivision 7 of section 6909 of the education law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
  (C) A CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER MAY PRESCRIBE AND ORDER  A  NON-PA-
TIENT SPECIFIC REGIMEN TO A LICENSED PHARMACIST, PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS
PROMULGATED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER, AND CONSISTENT WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH
LAW, FOR ADMINISTERING IMMUNIZATIONS TO PREVENT MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE.
  S 3. Subdivision 22 of section 6802 of the education law,  as  amended
by chapter 116 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  22.  "Administer",  for the purpose of section sixty-eight hundred one
of this article, means the direct application of an immunizing agent  to
adults,  whether by injection, ingestion or any other means, pursuant to
a. a patient specific order or non-patient specific  regimen  prescribed
or  ordered  by  a  physician or certified nurse practitioner, who has a
practice site in the county in which the immunization  is  administered,
for immunizations to prevent influenza or pneumococcal disease and medi-
cations  required for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis or b. a patient
specific order prescribed or ordered by a physician or  certified  nurse

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10441-05-3
              

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