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Assembly Bill A3706

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the study of the feasibility of establishing a school-based influenza vaccination pilot program

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2009-A3706 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Health

2009-A3706 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the department of health to study the feasibility of establishing a school-based influenza vaccination pilot program; includes examining the costs and benefits of establishing a school-based influenza vaccination pilot program and identifying any barriers to implementing the school-based influenza vaccination pilot program and recommend strategies for removing the barriers; provides for a report to be issued no later then one year of the effective date of this act.

2009-A3706 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3706

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. JOHN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN ACT authorizing the  study  of  the  feasibility  of  establishing  a
  school-based influenza vaccination pilot program

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

  Section 1. The department of health  shall  conduct  a  study  of  the
feasibility  of  establishing a school-based influenza vaccination pilot
program.
  1. The feasibility study shall include, but not be limited to:
  (a) examining the costs and benefits of  establishing  a  school-based
influenza vaccination pilot program;
  (b) identifying any barriers to implementing the school-based influen-
za  vaccination  pilot program and recommend strategies for removing the
barriers;
  (c) determining the fiscal impact to the state of the  proposed  pilot
program; and
  (d) using a vaccine that will minimize discomfort to those vaccinated,
consume  the  fewest  medical  supplies,  speed administration by health
officials and with the least potential adverse events.
  2. Not later than one year after the effective date of this  act,  the
department  of health shall submit to the governor, lieutenant governor,
temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, and  presid-
ing  officers  of each standing committee of the legislature with juris-
diction over the department, a written report containing the findings of
the feasibility study and the department's recommendations.
  3. Pending the study and report of the feasibility of  a  school-based
influenza  vaccination pilot program, the department of health may seek,
receive, and spend  money  received  through  an  appropriation,  grant,
donation,  or  reimbursement from any public or private source necessary
to implement the pilot program.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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